Eyelash viper Bothriechis schlegelii Size: 3 ft (80 cm) Range: southern Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador                                                               Eyelashviper Watch your head! This snake is strictly tree-dwelling and preys on birds, lizards, frogs, small birds and mammals. It strikes with most of its body lunging forward while hanging on to a branch with its prehensile tail. It is fairly aggressive and extremel y beautiful, with color varieties ranging from green or olive with black or reddish spots to yellow-green with brown spots and even nearly black or reddish. Looking at our solid yellow viper, it is easy to see why these tree-dwellers are sometimes acciden tally shipped overseas with bananas!   Back to mickes snakepit