Venomous Eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii), colorful snake species from Costa Rica, oropel

Venomous Eyelash pit viper or Eyelash palm-pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii) is one of the most colorful snakes in the world. This snake species lives in rainforests of Central and South America. It is one of the most common venomous snakes in the region, together with Terciopelo (Fer-de-lance or Hognosed pit viper). Bites from this snake are not very common and the venom is not very strong. There are several color morph and the most famous ones are yellow and Christmas tree morph. This video shows yellow morph (oropel), Christmas tree morph (bocaracá), grey morph and more colors. This snake footage was filmed in Costa Rica. Eyelash pit viper has some typical features and behavior which will be shown in the video.