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

Side-striped palm-pit viper (Bothriechis lateralis) mobbed by a hummingbird

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

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Wow, what's the full story here? Posted 9 years ago
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      There is this famous hummingbird gaden in Monteverde. It has 2 dozen feeders, which are refilled constantly, and it attracts enormous numbers of hummingbirds. This viper was hanging out right next to a feeder, either digesting its meal, or looking for the next one. The hummingbirds were going crazy, and relaying each other to mob it, but it was completely unphased. It stayed in the same spot for 3 days! Posted 9 years ago
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        That's incredible. Even the most harmless birds can turn around and be very defensive. Posted 9 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Sorry, we had a case of 2 species records for the same species here, mapping it to the oldest one. Posted 6 years ago
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      No worries :) Posted 6 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
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