Pete Oxford / Two-striped Forest Pitviper (Bothriopsis bilineata smaragdinus), native to South America

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Bi-striped viper (Bothriopsis bilineata) Chenapau, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Bi-striped viper (Bothriopsis bilineata) Chenapau, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Daniel Heuclin / Two-striped Forest Pitviper (Bothriopsis bilineatus) coiled in a defensive strike-ready pose around frond. Captive. Endemic to Bolivia.

Daniel Heuclin / Two-striped Forest Pitviper (Bothriopsis bilineatus) coiled in a defensive pose around frond. Captive. Endemic to Bolivia.

Pete Oxford / Young Two striped forest pit viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) in middle of skin moult, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Two striped forest pit viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) eating a whole rat, sequence 2/3, Ecuador, South America Controlled conditions

Pete Oxford / Two striped forest pit viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) showing defecation, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Two striped forest pit viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) eating a whole rat, sequence 3/3, Ecuador, South America - controlled conditions

Pete Oxford / Two Striped forest pit viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) Ecuadorian Amazon, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Two Striped forest pit viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) Ecuadorian Amazon, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Two Striped Forest Pit Viper (Bothriopis bilineatus) Ecuador Ecuadorian Amazon, South America