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Pictures of Snakes in Colombia

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These " Pictures of Snakes in Colombia " were taken during a 2007 trip to Colombia.





Anaconda with tongue extended


False coral snake


Boa constrictor in defensive mode


Boa constrictor in defensive mode


Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake


Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake


False coral snake (Anilius scytale)


Anaconda in the Amazon


Green anaconda underwater


Anaconda in the Amazon


Anaconda in the Amazon


Preparing to milk a fer-de-lance for its venom


Anilius scytale


Anilius scytale held by an Amerindian guide




Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake


Close up of the Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), the world's longest snake


Anaconda


Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)


Green anaconda


Boa constrictor in "strike" position


Boa constrictor in defensive mode


False coral snake


Eunectes murinus


Headshot of a green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)


Boa constrictor in defensive mode


Boa constrictor in defensive mode


Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper) viper


Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper)


Green anaconda near a river edge in the Amazon


Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Colombia


Anilius scytale coral snake


South American rattlesnake


Snake anti-venom


Bushmaster (Lachesis sp.), South American rattlesnake


Terciopelo or Equis


Milking a fer de lance for its venom


Brazilian Lance Head (Bothrops atrox)


Green anaconda in Colombia










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