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Indonesian Eyelash Viper

Trimeresurus puniceus

Photo by IreneBA
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Field Notes

Description:

length about 40 cm

Habitat:

rain forest

Notes:

I found it in national forest park in Bandung. Taman Hutan Raya Ir.H.Juanda.
it 'sleep' between woods of food stall.
Then I ask my friend to make it move because I will bring children to that area.

FYI : Bandung is located 700 ASL. The climate is tropic, and this is a heterogenous forest, close to a river bank

Species ID Suggestions

Indonesian Eyelash Viper

Trimeresurus puniceus

Comments (7)

Hello. Ashy pit viper, flat-nosed pit viper and Javanese pit viper seem better common names for this snake than Indonesian "eyelash viper". Eyelash viper normally refers to Bothriechis schlegelii, an unrelated snake from Central & South America which is known from its pronounced superciliary scales over the eyes which gives rise to its common name. I don't really see "eyelashes" as such in Trimeresurus puniceus. :-)
thankyou, Ms.Ashley, Mr.Frazier, and Mr.Taylor
SIAP!! apa keterangannya sdh cukup, Mr Frazier? kebetulan sy cuma bentar melihatnya kemudian minta ular ini dibuang agak jauh, supaya anak2 yang saya bawa aman
Halo, spotting ini kelihatan dalam rumah atau gudang. Untuk habitat tolong jelaskan tentang tempat spottingmu sendiri dari pada habitat didapat dalam sumber informasi. Ini pengamatan dan informasi itu sangat berguna. Terima kasih.
Kalau "rattle" itu semacam bunyi kertak-kertuk yang berbunyi dari ujung ekor ular "rattlesnake" sebagai peringatan bahwa harus menjauh, berbahaya. Seperti Ashley jelaskan kelompok ular itu cuma dapat di Amerika (utara, tengah, selatan).
Hi Irene, this is a beautiful snake! It is in the same family as rattlesnakes (Viperidae), but this is not a rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes are only found in the Americas. Hopefully someone can ID this gorgeous snake for you soon :)

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