Photo of a Jararaca Pintada (Bothrops neuwiedi)
Photo: Arthur Gomes, CC BY-NC-SA, via iNaturalist
Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Bothrops
Continents
South America
Countries
4
How common
Recorded in 71 places on iNaturalist

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About

Jararaca Pintada (Bothrops neuwiedi) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical dry forest and 33 more. Recorded in 71 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.

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