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Franceses island-Lancehead
Bothrops sazimai
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Bothrops
- Continents
- South America, Europe
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Franceses island-Lancehead (Bothrops sazimai) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Brazil, France. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest and 14 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Meadow
- Coastal Scrub
- Roadsides
- Atlantic Rainforest
- Coastal Restinga
- European Deciduous Forest
- European Mixed Forest
Related snakes
- Bothrops sonene
- Brazil's Lancehead (oligobalius) Bothrops oligobalius
- Jabre’s Lancehead Bothrops jabrensis
- Moela’s lancehead Bothrops germanoi
- Marajó Lancehead Bothrops marajoensis
- Caatinga Lancehead Bothrops erythromelas
- Golden Lancehead Bothrops insularis
- Desert Lancehead Bothrops pictus
- Bolivian Lancehead Bothrops sanctaecrucis
- Cotiara Bothrops cotiara
- Fonseca's Lancehead Bothrops fonsecai
- Sao Paulo Lancehead Bothrops itapetiningae
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.