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Bothrops asper - Fer-de-lance winding along river rocks in Isla Escondida

Bothrops asper  Fer-de-lance winding DW Ms.jpg Fruit of this pink edged flowering Monolena primuliflora (Melastomataceae), Isla EscondidaThumbnailsCystoderma?, note the ring and scaly stem, Isla EscondidaFruit of this pink edged flowering Monolena primuliflora (Melastomataceae), Isla EscondidaThumbnailsCystoderma?, note the ring and scaly stem, Isla EscondidaFruit of this pink edged flowering Monolena primuliflora (Melastomataceae), Isla EscondidaThumbnailsCystoderma?, note the ring and scaly stem, Isla EscondidaFruit of this pink edged flowering Monolena primuliflora (Melastomataceae), Isla EscondidaThumbnailsCystoderma?, note the ring and scaly stem, Isla EscondidaFruit of this pink edged flowering Monolena primuliflora (Melastomataceae), Isla EscondidaThumbnailsCystoderma?, note the ring and scaly stem, Isla Escondida

Our guide Bryan Coral Jaramillo searched out this deadly viper. He had encountered it along this creek before.