Metlapilcoatlus nummifer, commonly known as Mexican jumping pit viper or jumping viper, is a pit viper species endemic to Mexico.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus — venomous
- Bothrocophias campbelli — venomous
- Xenodon rabdocephalus
- Bothrops jararacussu — considered venomous
- Cerrophidion wilsoni — venomous
- Bothrocophias microphthalmus — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Metlapilcoatlus
- Species
- Metlapilcoatlus nummifer
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