Terciopelo
Bothrops asper
Reptilia
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 15-21 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Central America
- Movement
- Slithering
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Venom
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The terciopelo is the most medically significant venomous snake in Central America, responsible for more human snakebite deaths than any other species in its range. Females are notably larger than males and can give birth to clutches of up to 86 live young.
Life cycle
- 1.hatchlingA miniature snake emerges from the egg or from its mother (live-bearers), already venomous or strong-coiled in some species.
- 2.juvenileA juvenile sheds its skin, grows quickly, and hunts smaller prey than the adults.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult length and pattern.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Bothrops
- Species
- Bothrops asper