Western Hognose Viper
Porthidium hespere
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Porthidium
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Western Hognose Viper (Porthidium hespere) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, subtropical dry forest, central american dry forest. Rare: recorded in only 2 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
- Hognosed Pit Viper Porthidium nasutum
- Dunn's Hognose Viper Porthidium dunni
- Slender Hognose Viper Porthidium ophryomegas
- Yucatán Hognose Viper Porthidium yucatanicum
- White-tailed Hognose Pitviper Porthidium porrasi
- Manabi Hognose Pitviper Porthidium arcosae
- Ujarran Hognose Viper Porthidium volcanicum
- Lansberg's Hognosed Pit Viper Porthidium lansbergii
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.