Common Name: Eyelash Palm Pit Viper Scientific Name: Bothriechis schlegelii Photographer: Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright: © 2005 Calvin J. Hamilton Date: 2005/07/27 Location: Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, Maryland

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This snake can be found in the tropical forest and rainforests from Peru, South America to Southern Mexico. Its bite is usually not deadly but a few fatalities have occured. It eats frogs, birds, lizards and small mammals.