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Side-striped palm-pit viper (Bothriechis lateralis) Monteverde Biological Station, Costa Rica. Jun 26, 2011. Bothriechis lateralis,Coffee Palm Viper,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Side-striped palm-pit viper (Bothriechis lateralis)

Monteverde Biological Station, Costa Rica. Jun 26, 2011.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful find, if not a tad dangerous. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
      Thibaud Aronson
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      Pit-vipers are ambush predators, so once you've spotted them, they aren't very interested in you, as long as you aren't aggressive. Even with pretty massive fer de lances, I've gotten really close to them to snap photos, never got in trouble. Of course, it only takes one time... Posted 9 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        It seems like you also suffer from over competence when looking at snakes through a view finder :) Posted 9 years ago

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The Coffee Palm Viper

''Bothriechis lateralis'' is a venomous pit viper species found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Aug 6, 2016. Captured Jun 26, 2011 20:06 in Unnamed Road, Puntarenas, Monteverde, Costa Rica.
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  • DMC-TZ10
  • f/4.9
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO160
  • 49.2mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.