So I decided to find out a little more information on Hayden's snake....only makes me worry more. He will be getting a little "mothers advice" next week!
Carol Anne
Family: Viperidae
Common name in Guatemala: Yellow beard or Yellow Throat.
Also known as: Pit Viper or Ultimate Pit Viper
Distribution: Low and moderate elevations from Mexico to northern South America
Habitat: Humid areas. 0-1,150 m.
Microhabitat: Terrestrial
Activity: Nocturnal.
Food: Vertebrates, primarily rodents. Juveniles may consume insects and other invertebrates.
Reproduction: Viviparous, up to 90 young per parturition.
This snake causes more envenomation accidents in Central America and northern South America than any other. In Guatemala it is involved in more than one thousand serious bites inflicted to humans, many of them fatal. It is extremely abundant in palm plantations and rice paddies. It can reach more than 2.5 m long.
It is Extremely venomous, unpredictable and excitable.
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