Bothrops Asper in the wild

Koosman09 · 09-30-15, 01:43 PM

Hey guys I wanted to share about my 7 day expedition in costa rica tracking down the Fer-De-Lance (bothropS Asper) the most feared animal In Costa Rica. After 5 days of intense searching thru the palm plantation at night we finally nailed this 5 foot sucker chilling ontop of a chopped down palm plant in hunting position. Feel free to ask questions!!

D Grade · 09-30-15, 01:48 PM

Nice find, definitely not a bite you wanna take.

Koosman09 · 09-30-15, 01:53 PM

Oh yea wouldn't be pleasant. Met a couple of victims out there with massive chunks of flesh missing, years later.

FWK · 09-30-15, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D Grade

Nice find, definitely not a bite you wanna take.

What he said ^^

You have any more pictures of it or any other critters found along the way? Thanks for sharing, Costa Rica would be a dream herping destination. The raw biodiversity is mind-boggling.

Koosman09 · 09-30-15, 01:59 PM

I have tons if I can only figure out how to attach multiple pictures at once! We also tried to find the eyelash but unfortunately I wasn't successful. Also found a ton of wild dart frogs and tree frogs. As well as a angry Boa!

FWK · 09-30-15, 02:05 PM

Try uploading them to a photo hosting site such as photobucket and link them, you can post many at a time and they will be better resolution.

Venomhunter · 10-01-15, 12:01 AM

One of the most interesting snakes in South America, got some horrible venom including some hemorrhagic components..
Nice find!

D Grade · 10-01-15, 08:54 PM

Man, I get so stoked if I find a Desert King, Lyres, or some form of Crote road cruising here in AZ. I couldnt imagine road crusing for Boas and Bothrops.