Snakes and their benefits
Snakes are reptiles that offer services that provide benefits to humanity such as pest control. These animals regulate the populations of insects, rodents, frogs and toads, and even birds, which prevents the spread of pests in crops and areas inhabited by humans.
The fer-de-lance snake (Bothrops asper), also known as velvet or yellow-bearded snake, is a species of venomous snake found in Central America and northern South America. Although it is a nervous and highly poisonous species, it is not aggressive, preferring to stay away from places where there is a human presence. Carlos Duarte/Viatori
The striped snake (Coniophanes piceivittis) is a species of snake that belongs to the Dipsadidae family. Its range includes Neotropical Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and some parts of Belize. It is one of the smallest species of snake in the world. Carlos Duarte/Viatori
The blood scorpion hunter snake (Stenorrhina freminvillei) is a species of snake that belongs to the Colubridae family. It is native to Neotropical Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. It is a land snake that feeds mainly on scorpions and tarantulas. Carlos Duarte/Viatori
The Cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira polysticta) is a species of snake that belongs to the Dipsadidae family. Its area of distribution includes Neotropical Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Carlos Duarte/Viatori
The blunthead tree snake (Imantodes cenchoa), also known as the fiddle-string snake or the bejuquillo snake, is a species of snake that belongs to the genus Imantodes. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and South America. It feeds on small reptiles, mainly geckos, anoles, lizards, frogs, reptile eggs, and frog eggs. Carlos Duarte / Viatori
The Central American jumping pitviper (Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus) is a species of venomous snake that belongs to the subfamily of pit vipers. It is native to southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Carlos Duarte/Viatori
The common boa (Boa constrictor imperator) known as mazacuata and limacoa in Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala (from the Nahuatl mazacoatl, "snake-deer"), and as bécquer in Costa Rica is a subspecies of the Boa constrictor. It is a subspecies typical of the tropical and subtropical regions of Mexico, Central America and northern South America. It is one of the smallest boas, when fully grown, it can reach up to 3.7 m. Their wild life span is 20 to 30 years, but they can exceed 40 in captivity. it can feed on small mammals, such as rats, mice and rabbits, as well as use the same "constrictor" system of the anaconda and other "boidae". Carlos Duarte/Viatori
Green palm viper or poisonous parrot (Bothriechis lateralis), is a species of venomous viper that lives in the mountains of Costa Rica, in western Panama and some regions of the Peruvian jungle. Photo: Alfonso Castro/Unsplash
The green vine snake or the flatbread snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) is a long and thin arboreal Colubridae or snake (colubrids) that inhabits Central America and northern South America. This snake is thin, about 2 centimeters thick, and can be between 1.5 and 2 meters long. Photo: Dan Hadfield / Unsplash
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