Eyelash Viper
Bothriechis schlegelii
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Bothriechis
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Colombia, Ecuador. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 7 more. Common: recorded in 83 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Coffee Palm Viper Bothriechis lateralis
- Rowley's Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis rowleyi
- Merendon Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis thalassinus
- Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis nigroviridis
- March's Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis marchi
- Guatemala Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis bicolor
- Blotched Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis supraciliaris
- Yellow-blotched Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis aurifer
- Talamancan Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis nubestris
- Guifarro's Palm Pitviper Bothriechis guifarroi
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.