Metlapilcoatlus borealis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Metlapilcoatlus
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Recorded in 9 places on iNaturalist
About
Metlapilcoatlus borealis is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 19 more. Recorded in 9 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Chihuahuan Desert
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Yucatán Tropical Forest
Related snakes
- Central American Jumping Pit Viper Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus
- Western Jumping Pitviper Metlapilcoatlus occiduus
- Olmecan Pit Viper Metlapilcoatlus olmec
- Honduras Jumping Pit Viper Metlapilcoatlus indomitus
- Bothrops sonene
- Hetfield's Bush Viper Atheris hetfieldi
- Arunachal Pitviper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
- Crotalus caliginis
- San Esteban Island Rattlesnake Crotalus estebanensis
- Veracruz Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus mictlantecuhtli
- Tehuantepec Isthmus Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus ehecatl
- Nabang Pitviper Trimeresurus caudornatus
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.