Venomous palm pit vipers from Costa Rica, Bothriechis, African bush vipers, Indian pit vipers

Venomous Side-striped palm pit viper (Bothriechis lateralis) and Black-speckled pal pit viper (Bothriechis nigroviridis) live in high mountains of Costa Rica. These snakes are arboreal and perfectly adapted to montane forests. This video shows these snakes in their wild habitat. Arboreal vipers are a great example of convergent evolution. Not related groups of these snakes live in the Central and South America, in Africa and in Asia. Bush vipers, such as Great Lakes bush viper (Atheris nitschei) and Green bush viper (Atheris squamigera) are home in Central and Eastern Africa. Malabar pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus) and Bamboo pit viper (Trimeresurus gramineus) live in India. Watch this video to learn more about these fascinating venomous snakes!