Photo of a Tzotzil Montane Pit Viper (Cerrophidion tzotzilorum)
Photo: Diego Manzano Méndez, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Tzotzil Montane Pit Viper

Cerrophidion tzotzilorum

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Cerrophidion
Continents
North America
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 6 places on iNaturalist

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About

Tzotzil Montane Pit Viper (Cerrophidion tzotzilorum) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 7 more. Recorded in 6 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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