Central America

  1  Fer-de-lance Maximum length: 250.1cm. Known as Bothrops asper in Latin, the fer-de-lance is the most dangerous venomous snake

  1  Central American eyelash viper Maximum length: 91.6cm. This venomous, branch-dwelling species belongs to the Bothriechis pitviper genus (19

  1  Speckled racer Maximum length: 127cm. One of the mostly finely patterned snakes in Nicaragua. Speckled racers (Drymobius margaritiferus)

  1  Wilson’s montane pitviper Maximum length: 78.9cm. One of the last snakes in El Salvador you’d want to meet,

  1  Guatemala neckband snake Maximum length: 92cm. A non-venomous species of Belize, Honduras and Guatemala, which is named for

  1  Side-striped palm pitviper Maximum length: 95cm. A branch-dwelling species which is easily one of Panama’s more dangerous snakes.

  1  Blotched-palm pitviper Maximum length: 58.3cm. This dangerously venomous snake is found exclusively in Costa Rica, except for a