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Reptiles
Eyelash viper
Eyelash viper · Bothriechis schlegelii
Striking eyelash viper with bright colouring. It lurks on branches in tropical forests and usually remains hidden.
Fact file
- Size
- Up to 80 cm long, sturdy body, usually between 120 and 200 grams in weight
- Males and females
- Females usually larger and more robust than males, no difference in colour
- Sounds
- No vocalisations, warns by threat displays and tongue flicking
- Diet
- Ambush predator that preys on small birds, frogs, lizards and rodents
- Offspring
- Gives birth to live young, usually 6 to 10 juveniles after 6 to 7 months
How to identify Eyelash viper
The eyelash viper stands out immediately thanks to its bright colours. Its scale pattern ranges from rich green to yellow and rust red and may be marked with fine speckles or bold blotches. Particularly distinctive are the raised scales above the eyes, which look like small horns.
Its compact, rounded body shape is usually under 80 centimetres long and it rarely weighs more than 200 grams. The eyelash viper has a conspicuously strong prehensile tail that lets it hang securely from branches. Compared with similarly coloured tree snakes you can recognise it by the “horn” above the eye and its thick build.
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