Need help IDing this viper. Taken at a wildlife preserve and I forgot to get the name of it.
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/18176423/
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ID this viper?
xtwizx
May 20, 2005 06:04 PM
Replies (4)
venombill
May 20, 2005 07:32 PM
Looks like a Kanburi Tree Viper "Trimeresurus kanburiensis" Very pretty snake. What wildlife preserve did you see this at? Billy
WW
May 21, 2005 06:49 AM
>>Looks like a Kanburi Tree Viper "Trimeresurus kanburiensis" Very pretty snake. What wildlife preserve did you see this at? Billy
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Looks more like Trimeresurus venustus, a southern relative of T. kanburiensis. These two were long confused, and the status of T. venustus as a separate species was only recently confirmed convincingly.
Cheers,
WW
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xtwizx
May 21, 2005 05:30 PM
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve in maryland. They actually have a decent hot room.
the_brat_prince
May 21, 2005 08:06 PM
Trimeresurus venustus its an arboreal pit viper from south east asia.
