Bothrops jararaca

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The Jararaca is a venomous snake belonging to the group of snakes commonly known as lanceheads. Its name is derived from Amerindian, and alternative versions are yararaca and yarar. The average adult length of the jararaca is about 1.5 meters, or four feet eleven inches. They have dark scales with triangular blotches on the snakes back. Jararacas have triangular heads. Their vertical pupils and heat pits indentify this snake as a nocturnal hunter. It belongs to the family of Viperidae and the genus of Bothrops.

[edit] Habitat

Jararacas live in open country in southern Brazil to Argentina.

[edit] Food

Jararacas eat birds and small mammals.

[edit] Breeding

Jararacas are live-bearers, and are thought to produce about twenty young.


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