Dusky Lancehead

Yes, the family of Lancehead snakes here all have "the look." As they say, "If looks could kill." Thanks Neil.

Hi again Bobbit. I have been working with The Vivarium in Quito for over 25 years and have a 15,000 fotos of the 80+ species we have found here in Morona Santiago and Pastaza. There are only 8 species of viper and 6 of corals, so if they don't have the pit between the eye and nose, and they don't have bands, they aren't venomous. I have a copy of The Venemous Reptiles of Latin America by Jonathan Campell & William Lamar. It is the best printed source for identification of the venomous snakes in Ecuador. Looking on the internet here are a couple sites that may help: https://www.tropicalherping.com/science/books/reptiles/serpentes.html https://bioweb.bio/

Thanks Mel. One of the rarer snakes I've found.

I have over 70 more species to share but think I probably dumped an awfully lot of pictures here all at once when I started, so am trying to not overwhelm anyone who is interested. Thanks. They are, obviously, my favorites.

Thanks António. They are pretty cool.

Hi Brian. Yes, they are amazing. Out of over 5,000 snakes I've catalogued in our area, I've only come across 7 of these. One of the least encountered. The tail is not flat but comes to a point as with all lanceheads (foto #2). I see where you could think that from the first foto. As a treesnake they feed on frogs, lizards, birds and mice or tree opossums, some of which are really small. I can't say that they are nocturnal, but "most" of the Bothrops Genus are.