Photo of a Olmecan Pit Viper (Metlapilcoatlus olmec)
Photo: prorest_san_fernando, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Olmecan Pit Viper

Metlapilcoatlus olmec

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Metlapilcoatlus
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 16 places on iNaturalist

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About

Olmecan Pit Viper (Metlapilcoatlus olmec) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Guatemala, Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 8 more. Recorded in 16 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

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