#Bothriechis aurifer

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Guatemalan Palm Viper (Bothriechis aurifer)

Photos by Pete Oxford

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Yellow-blotched Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis aurifer), family Viperidae, Guatemala

Venomous.

Photograph by Andres Novales

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Nauyaca Verdinegra (Bothriechis aurifer)

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🌱 : Salvaje.

🚥 : Vulnerable (lista roja de especies amenazadas)

🩺 : De importancia médica.

Si la ves no la ataques, ellas te tienen más miedo del que tu les tienes.

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Bothriechis aurifer - yellow-blotched palm-pit viper

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Name: Palm Viper

Species: Yellow-blotched palm-pitviper(Bothriechis aurifer)

Size: 18 - 28 feet total, 4.6 - 6.6 feet standing(fullsize) 26 - 36 inches total, 8 - 14 inches standing (mini) 26 - 46 feet total, 9 - 13 feet tall(bara)

Venom: Yes

Personality: Proud, affectionate, helpful, caring,

Likes: making things, reading, learning,

Dislikes: aggressive/rude/destructive bitties/people,

Compatibility: They might not need time to adjust to new places but do need time to learn that they can trust their owners/housemates,

They are very polite and are very good listeners, while they may prefer to keep strangers/new people/bitties at a distance they will not be rude about it,

They prefer talking about others or their projects then themselves and this can make getting to know them a slow processes at times, and giving them time to open up by themselves is the best way to handle this situation,

They can do ok around aggressive bitties, though will avoid fights and even arguments, they aren't scared, just don't feel like dealing with it,

Palm Vipers can be distant for a few days, weeks, or even months when they first get home, and take a lot longer to open up, though having a Woma Python around can help this,

They have an easier time opening up when there is a Woma Python in the household as well, as having one of their counterpart bitties makes them feel safer and they also get along so well that they just have an easier time to relax,

Feeding habits: Palm Vipers prefer healthy foods, but will enjoy a sweet treat every once in awhile! Though they will refuse to live off of fast food,

Additional info: They love to make things, and often tinker with things, preferring hobbies like sculpting, wood/stone carving, and making wind up toys, though they get along well with Ink types with how much they like to draw out their plans for their projects!

Zone: N/A, Inside, Plains,

In Universe: They are seen as distant at times but are a somewhat popular bitty type,

Difficulty: Beginner - Basic

Features:

Main colors: Yellow, green, black,

Secondary colors: Yellow, green, black,

Extra: N/A

Additional info: Splotchy patterns,

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Lost and Found: Yellow-Blotched Palm Pitviper

Despite being known from Guatemala since Osbert Salvin’s 1860 description, Bothriechis aurifer remained undiscovered in México well into the 20th century.

In 1939, Rafael Martin del Campo reported a single specimen collected by one of his students at the puzzling locality of “Santa Rosa” near Comitán de Dominguéz. Unfortunately, there are no less than 11 “Santa Rosas” in the vicinity of Comitán; and to make matters worse, collected along with B. aurifer were the holotypes of two new species of Abronia: A. ochoterenai and A. leurolepis. To this day the exact location of that particularly important “Santa Rosa” remains a mystery.

Fast forward to the early 1970’s: the pioneer of Chiapan herpetology, Prof. Miguel Alvarez del Toro collected all four of the known species of Mexican Bothriechis - including Bothriechis aurifer from the Lagunas Montebello National Park on the Guatemalan border.

B. aurifer wasn’t seen again in México until 2013 when we ventured into a remote, and nameless, mountain range northeast of Las Margaritas. Inhabited exclusively by the indigenous Tojolabal people, we listed the range as the "Sierra Tojolabal" in our report of the first Bothriechis aurifer in almost 40 years.

photograph by Chris Grünwald

via: HERP.MX

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Amazing Central American palm vipers (Bothriechis aurifer) 🐍🔥 .

Credits: @cooperrva . .

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Palm pitviper (Bothriechis aurifer); Photo credit: James Adams

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Golden Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis aurifer), family Viperidae, Guatemala

Venomous.

photograph by Daniel Solis

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Bothriechis aurifer is a venomous pit viper species found in Mexico and Guatemala.

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(Bothriechis aurifer) Yellow blotched palm pit viper

Found in Mexico in the mountains of eastern Chiapas, and in northern Guatemala. Occurs in cloud forest at 1200–2300 m altitude. The type locality given is "Cobán, [Alta] Vera Paz, Guatemala.

Diurnal. Usually arboreal, but may be encountered at ground level or on low vegetation. Usually not aggressive & remain quietly coiled in vegetation, but will strike if brushed against or touched. Ovoviviparous w/ usually 5-8 young/ litter. Prey mainly on tree frogs, lizards & sometimes on available small rodents or birds.

Mainly hemotoxic, has caused human deaths

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Guatemalan Palm Viper (Bothriechis aurifer)

Also known as the Yellow-blotched palm-pitviper, the Guatemalan Palm Viper is a species of pit viper endemic to Mexico and Guatemala. Like most Palm vipers B. aurifer uses venom to kill its prey, the venom has been known to cause necrosis and bruising  if untreated it could lead to limb loss or death. This species is usually found around 1,500m above sea level where it hunts diurnally.

Phylogeny

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Image Source(s)

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Yellow-blotched Palm Pitviper (Bothriechis aurifer) (by Ron,Ron,Ron)

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Yellow-blotched Palm Pit Viper aka Guatemalan Palm Viper (Bothriechis aurifer), family Viperidae, Guatemala

Venomous.

photograph by Jungle Diaries

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(Bothriechis aurifer) yellow-blotched palm-pit viper