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Eyelash Viper in spider web..

Bothriechis schlegelii

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Description:

Walking along a trail in tortuguero, Costa Rica; I notice something in from of me, I first saw, the web of a Nephila spider , the lavender color of the Dipterix panamensis flowers, and something moving into the spider-web... It was a viper.....

Habitat:

Rain Forest...

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Comments (11)
Jonathan Sequeira
This particular specimen was about 40 cm long, the larges I have seen is just about 1 meter.
Neil Ross
Now that is truly amazing! How large was the snake? What a spotting!
Jonathan Sequeira
that's true, actually the spider could not do much with this great catch. but the snake need of my help to leave the spider-web. I move it because it was across the main trail.
LauraMaria
Woah... I bet that'll keep the spider going for months!! Incredible.

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Viper and snakes from Costa Rica
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PublishedMay 10, 2011

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