Description
Bothrops Atrox Venom | Common Lancehead Venom:
Bothrops Atrox Venom | Common Lancehead Venom is extracted from a snake called Bothrops Atrox.
More details about Bothrops Atrox Venom | Common Lancehead Venom:
| Purity | > 99 % |
| Form | Lyophilized Powder |
| Packaging | In vacuum sealed glass vials, in secured parcel. |
Taxonomic Classification:
| Name | Bothrops Atrox |
| Common Name(s) | Common Lancehead, Fer-de-lance, Barba amarilla, Mapepire Balsain. |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Family | Viperidae |
| Genus | Bothrops |
| Species | B. atrox |
About Bothrops Atrox Snake:
Bothrops atrox is a highly venomous pit viper species found in the tropical lowlands of northern South America east of the Andes. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Taxonomy:
The common lancehead was one of the many reptile and amphibian species described by Carl Linnaeus in the landmark 1758 10th edition of his Systema Naturae, where it was given the binomial name Coluber atrox.
Description:
A terrestrial species, adults usually grow to a total length 75–125 cm (about 30-50 inches) and are moderately heavy-bodied.
Reports of the maximum size are not clear, as this species is often confused with B. asper. Soini (1974) mentioned of a series of 80 specimens collected in northeastern Peru, the largest was a female of 138.8 cm (4.55 ft).
The largest specimen measured by Campbell and Lamar (2004) was a female with a total length of 162 cm (5.31 ft).
Distribution and habitat:
This species is found in the tropical lowlands of South America east of the Andes, including southeastern Colombia, southern and eastern Venezuela, the island of Trinidad
(although there is some confusion regarding the systematics of this population), Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, Panama, northern Bolivia and the northern half of Brazil.
The type locality is listed as “Asia”, which is obviously a mistake. Schmidt and Walker (1943:295) proposed this be corrected to “Surinam”
Behavior:
Although generally terrestrial, it is also an excellent swimmer and even climbs trees when necessary to reach prey. Generally nocturnal, it may forage at any time of the day, though, if necessary.
These snakes are also easily agitated.
Feeding:
The main diet includes mostly small mammals (such as rodents and opossums) and birds, but also frogs, lizards, smaller snakes, and tarantulas.
Larger prey is struck and released, after which it is tracked down via its scent trail.
Reproduction:
Bothrops atrox can give live birth to up to 80 offspring at once.
Adults breed year-round. After mating, females with developing embryos travel in and out of sunlight to keep themselves and the embryos at a constant temperature.
In equatorial regions, the gestation period is about three to four months, with an average of 60 young per litter.
At birth, the young are about 30 cm (12 in) in total length, more brightly colored than adults, and have yellow or beige tails.
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