垭拉拉卡蝰蛇


在巴西的雨林中，一条年轻的垭拉拉卡蝰蛇正盘踞在长满苔藓的地上。这种剧毒的蝰蛇是矛头蛇的一种，在其分布地区十分常见，并在巴西，巴拉圭和阿根廷等地造成了大量的毒蛇咬伤事故。

A young jararaca snake lies coiled on a mossy piece of ground in the Brazilian rain forest. These venomous pit vipers, members of the lancehead, or fer-de-lance, family, are common throughout their range and are responsible for a large number of snakebites in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.