Lancehead
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Camouflaged in leaf-litter, the Lancehead lies motionless until dusk, then lashes out with hemotoxic fangs at rodents and frogs. Stretching from Mexico to Argentina’s pampas, this broad-headed pit viper causes more bites than any other snake in Latin America.
Technical factsheet
Type:Reptile
Habitat:Rainforest
Diet:Carnivore
Continents:North America, South America
Size:0.7–2 m length
Weight:0.5–7 kg
Activity:Nocturnal
Social behavior:Solitary
Lifespan:10–15 years in the wild
Habitat: The Lancehead can be found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa-rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French-guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay