Urutu
Bothrops alternatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Bothrops
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Urutu (Bothrops alternatus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 28 more. Common: recorded in 403 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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Gallery Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Semi-Desert
- Waterholes
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.