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Acanthophis (rugosus) woolfi/Raunackige Todesotter (LOVERIDGE,1948)
The death adder, the snake with the fastest bite. It attacks so quickly that the human eye cannot keep up.
Our animals come from Dajarra Australia. Very beautiful red and gold colored animals. The female is also beautifully colored red and gold, which is not always a matter of course with this species.
The animals come from a very dry and barren landscape. It gets incredibly hot in Dajarra. They can therefore make good use of warmth in the terrarium. However, the young animals should not be kept too dry. They then shed their skin poorly or not at all and die.
Even at 40-50 cm, the death adders don't get very big and can be kept very well in smaller terrariums if they are kept individually. In larger terrariums it is possible to keep them in pairs, but this should still be viewed critically as it can quickly happen that the second animal is seen as prey.
Lachesis melanocephala/Black-headed Bushmaster (SOLORZANO&CERDAS,1986)
The Bushmasters form the group of the largest viper species in the world. With an average length of approx. 2.2-2.4 m, these animals are indeed large, but these values are not intended to describe them. We are talking about the record lengths that Lachesis muta muta and Lachesis stenophrys can reach, with exceptional animals up to 3.6 meters. Lachesis melanocephala is 2.2 m long.
However, at least in our experience, they are very quiet animals that spend 90% of their lives in their hiding place. This makes it one of the few species where you can arrange the terrarium nicely without having to replace the plants every day. If you keep them permanently at normal room temperature (22 degrees) and spray them occasionally when they are moulting, you will have a very persistent and undemanding pet. They should not be kept too moist, otherwise they tend to develop a fungus under the scales and then die. With regard to Lachesis melanocephala in particular, it must be said that it only occurs in a very small area in Costa Rica and is therefore one of the rarest and most endangered snakes in the world.
Lachesis stenophrys (COPE, 1875)
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Lachesis muta muta South American bushmaster (LINNAEUS,1766)
Another species of bushmaster that we keep. This subspecies has a fairly large distribution area. Our animals come from Surinam.
The husbandry is the same as for Lachesis melanocephala. Not too warm and spray when they are moulting. Humidity is best regulated with real plants. Then the animals only need to be sprayed directly when moulting.
All Lachesis species are egg-laying.
Bothrops taeniatus taeniatus (WAGLER,1824)
This beautiful species from the Bothrops complex has a fairly large distribution area in South America. It is also very variable in color in the respective country of origin. Our specimens come from Ecuador, Rio Nangritza, Yantzana, Zamora-Chinchipe. The animals initially have an arboreal lifestyle and later on they live almost exclusively on the ground. Young animals are also said to live increasingly on the ground. It is perfectly camouflaged in its environment and difficult to recognize.
Bothrops bilineatus bilineatus/Green Jararacca (WIED-NEUWIED,1821)
The green jararacca, beautiful animals from the lowlands of Suriname. They lead an exclusively arboreal lifestyle and are exclusively nocturnal. Mostly found in bushes and sparsely branched trees, they catch small birds, mammals and lizards. During moulting, care must be taken to ensure sufficient humidity, otherwise the moulting process will not go well.
The offspring should be regarded as "special". You need a lot of patience to get these animals ready to eat. Sometimes, after 6 months of rearing, the animals may still not be ready to eat. They will probably feed mainly on small geckos in the wild.
Bothrops jararacussu/Jararacussu lance viper (LACERDA,1884)
The jararacussu is a real textbook jungle snake. With an average length of 1.5 m, it is well camouflaged in the foliage, a real lurking hunter that grabs and holds its prey at lightning speed. It likes to stay close to water and is a dangerous “stepping mine” in the jungle. Our animals originate from Florinanopolis in Brazil. These animals should also be kept at normal room temperature. Spotlights are avoided.
Crotalus ericsmithi
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Bothriechis nigroadspersus/Greifschwanz-Palmenlanzenotter (BERTHOLD, 1846)
The griffin-tailed palm lance viper is one of the most color-variable snakes in the world.
They have an arboreal lifestyle and live in the jungles of Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala and Honduras. We own a young pair from a breeder friend in Austria.
Crotalus tzabcan/Yucatan rattlesnake(KLAUBER,1952)
The Yucatan rattlesnake originates from the Durissus/Simus complex and is found on the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico, Guatemala and Belize). Our animals come from Chetumal, Quintana Roo in Mexico.
They get a light base coloration and their markings on the back become wine-red. Very beautiful animals, but unfortunately they are often not visible.
We keep them at around 28 degrees with a UV spot on a soil-sand mix. At night they go down to room temperature.
Bothrops asper
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Bothrops brazili
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Metlapilcoatus olmec (PEREZ-HIGAREDA, H.M. SMITH & JULIA-ZERTUCHE, 1985)
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Echis carinatus sochureki (STEMMLER, 1969)
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Cerastes g. gasperetti
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