REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 29
We’re off the rainforest again today, but this time in Central and South America! We’re off to find a brightly colored snake that is best seen from a distance and since they live in the trees, that won’t be hard! We hope you kept your binoculars from yesterday because we’re looking up again!
MEET THE EYELASH PIT VIPER!
Range/Habitat: Central America-South America/ rainforest
Diet: Carnivore: frogs, lizards, rodents
Length: 18- 30”
Conservation Status: common
Fun Facts:
- Eyelash Pit Vipers are arboreal (spend most of their life in trees).
- Eyelash pit vipers have modified scales above their eyes. These are thought to help them camouflage.
- They have prehensile tails that they can use to hang on tree branches.
- Eyelash pit vipers have good binocular (3D) vision to help them navigate through the trees.
- They vary in color; from orange to yellow to green.
- Eyelash pit vipers are nocturnal (active at night).
- They are venomous!
Who says a snake can’t be beautiful? We sure think they are, especially from a distance J! These ambush predators hang out in trees looking for their next meal! We’re glad we don’t live up there with them!
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What a cool color too!
Snakes are so clever!
Snakes are amazing organisms! They don’t need arms or legs. They are tubes that are usually successful eating machines. I love them.