Yucatán Hognose Viper
Porthidium yucatanicum
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Porthidium
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 67 places on iNaturalist
About
Yucatán Hognose Viper (Porthidium yucatanicum) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Belize, Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical dry forest and 3 more. Recorded in 67 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
- Western Hognose Viper Porthidium hespere
- 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.