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Gushnayera or Guatemalan palm viper

Bothriechis aurifer

Photo by SaraL.Rios
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Gushnayera

Bothriechis aurifer

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Comments (16)
Elsa
This photo is perfect!
Atul
what colors great snap
hookgv
Beautifully coloured snake !
pablo.r.arevalo
Nice! Just saw two of these yesterday, at the Biotopo del Quetzal, in Alta Verapaz. Truly Beautiful Snakes...
Ashish
Its very much like Bamboo pit viper find in here western ghats of India. They are very deadly venomous.
NeilDazet
Beautiful photos, beautiful organism!
Dan Doucette
wow nice snake! looks like one of your photos is 'dead' though

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