fer-de-lance: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	barba amarilla • Bothrops

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Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper).

A jararaca viper (Bothrops jararaca) with a brown, patterned body is coiled around a branch against a plain blue background.

Wagler's pit viper (Trimeresurus wagleri).

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