REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE: Trimeresurus

Trimeresurus schlegeli Author and date

Eyelash Viper

Photos by Dr. Robert Sprackland.

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VENOMOUS

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Description: This is an extremely variable snake, with individuals being colored yellow, red, brown, green, or mottled.

Natural History: These are tree vipers, rarely coming to the round. As sit-and-wait predators, they lie coiled on branches and await potential prey to come by. The venom easily overpowers small rodents and young birds, and though dangerous to humans is not generally considered especially dangerous.

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Literature:  

Campbell, Jonathan and William Lamar. 2004. The venomous reptiles of Western Hemisphere. Two volumes. Comstock Cornell University Press.