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Venomous Snakes

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Bothrops
is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Central and South America. The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning "pit", and ώπς, ops, meaning "eye" or "face", together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs. Members of this genus are responsible for more human deaths in the Americas than any other group of venomous snakes. These snakes range from small, never growing to more than 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in), to large at over 200 cm (6.6 ft) in total length. Most are characterized by having a sharp canthus rostralis and an unelevated snout.
Common names: the name "lanceheads" to all of these snakes, which he considered conspecific. Thus, older writings, as well as popular and sometimes scientific writings (including the American Heritage, Merriam-Webster, and New Shorter Oxford dictionaries), still often call them fer-de-lance (French, "iron of the lance"). Other common names include American lanceheads and American lance-headed vipers. Most species are nocturnal, although a few found at higher altitudes are active during the day. Otherwise, they may be seen on cloudy days or during periods of rain. Most are terrestrial, though all are capable of climbing. First picture of Bothrops colombiensis taken from the book Guia de las Serpientes de Venezuela, second picture of Bothrops atrox and third picture of


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Venomous Snakes - Sully - 11-14-2015, 11:23 PM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Sully - 11-15-2015, 09:12 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Pckts - 11-16-2015, 10:45 PM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 11-25-2015, 07:15 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 11-27-2015, 06:53 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 12-06-2015, 08:43 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 12-09-2015, 11:16 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Sully - 12-09-2015, 11:26 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Pckts - 12-09-2015, 11:52 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Sully - 12-09-2015, 11:55 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Pckts - 12-10-2015, 12:18 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 12-10-2015, 09:10 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 12-17-2015, 06:56 PM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 12-30-2015, 07:34 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 02-17-2016, 01:59 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 02-19-2016, 12:21 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 02-19-2016, 06:20 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 02-21-2016, 10:17 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 02-25-2016, 08:21 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 03-02-2016, 10:27 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-02-2016, 08:37 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 04-04-2016, 01:57 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-05-2016, 06:02 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-05-2016, 08:34 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-05-2016, 08:41 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-07-2016, 01:07 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 04-09-2016, 02:19 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-09-2016, 06:12 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-13-2016, 08:57 PM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-14-2016, 09:32 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 04-15-2016, 02:35 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-17-2016, 12:33 AM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-21-2016, 12:02 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 04-22-2016, 02:54 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-27-2016, 12:22 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 04-28-2016, 09:22 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 05-11-2016, 09:07 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 05-20-2016, 06:43 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 05-29-2016, 02:17 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 06-07-2016, 05:55 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 06-07-2016, 09:00 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 06-14-2016, 06:25 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 06-15-2016, 12:47 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 06-22-2016, 12:56 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 06-27-2016, 05:43 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 07-10-2016, 02:54 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 07-25-2016, 12:41 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 08-29-2016, 07:56 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 08-30-2016, 05:00 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 08-30-2016, 09:49 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 09-09-2016, 06:22 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 09-12-2016, 10:29 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 09-12-2016, 11:10 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - parvez - 10-14-2016, 08:45 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 10-14-2016, 09:36 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - parvez - 10-14-2016, 10:09 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 10-14-2016, 11:06 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - parvez - 10-16-2016, 09:14 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 10-16-2016, 12:07 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - parvez - 10-16-2016, 02:37 PM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 10-19-2016, 12:06 AM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - parvez - 10-21-2016, 06:26 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - parvez - 10-22-2016, 12:50 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 10-25-2016, 08:18 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 11-22-2016, 12:56 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Sully - 11-22-2016, 04:39 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 11-26-2016, 10:41 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Paleosuchus - 12-10-2016, 04:38 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 12-24-2016, 07:17 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 12-24-2016, 07:35 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - parvez - 12-27-2016, 06:02 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Paleosuchus - 01-04-2017, 01:01 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - parvez - 01-14-2017, 11:07 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Paleosuchus - 01-22-2017, 04:05 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 01-23-2017, 08:49 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Paleosuchus - 01-27-2017, 11:32 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Ngala - 02-06-2017, 10:04 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Paleosuchus - 02-15-2017, 05:13 AM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 09-25-2017, 07:20 AM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 09-28-2017, 06:52 AM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Tshokwane - 10-24-2017, 04:13 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 11-06-2017, 09:52 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 07-16-2018, 11:00 PM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Sanju - 01-06-2019, 05:32 PM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 02-14-2019, 12:36 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Sanju - 02-14-2019, 12:46 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 02-14-2019, 01:18 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Shadow - 02-14-2019, 01:28 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Sanju - 02-14-2019, 06:59 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Sanju - 02-19-2019, 08:42 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Pckts - 07-01-2019, 09:15 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 07-12-2019, 10:31 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 07-17-2019, 02:54 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 07-18-2019, 05:11 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 08-03-2019, 01:32 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Sanju - 10-09-2019, 01:11 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - BorneanTiger - 10-10-2019, 03:00 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Lycaon - 10-11-2019, 10:41 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 10-28-2019, 12:37 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 11-05-2019, 10:46 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 11-11-2019, 03:11 AM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 01-03-2020, 12:02 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 01-06-2020, 10:33 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 01-06-2020, 10:42 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 01-06-2020, 10:52 PM
RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 03-03-2020, 11:27 AM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Spalea - 04-29-2020, 12:18 PM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - Rishi - 07-27-2020, 09:15 AM
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RE: Venomous Snakes - epaiva - 08-26-2021, 06:13 PM
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