Talk:Bothrops asper

Feeding

Regarding the sentence "They eat small animals; a study in Brazil found frogs, mammals, lizards, snakes, centipedes, and birds, in decreasing order.": The mentioned study in Brazil shurely does not refer to Bothrops asper, as this species does not occur in Brazil (see range). The sentence should be deleted. Greetings,-Accipiter2 22:58, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Right you are! I should have caught that earlier. I'm not familiar with the reference, but I wouldn't be surprised if the contributor is guilty of confusing this species with B. atrox. --Jwinius 23:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Name

Fer-de-lance "is not used in countries inhabited by this species"? The informative signs at Braulio Carillo National Park called it a fer-de-lance, as did all the guides. I'm not sure how to find a cite, though; any ideas? 128.194.34.211 (talk) 21:45, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, as the associated reference indicates, that what it says in Campbell and Lamar (2004), which is considered a very authoritative publication. Since this species is found over a reasonably wide range I'm sure there are exceptions to this rule, but unless you can produce a reference that says otherwise I suggest we just go with the existing text. --Jwinius (talk) 22:36, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

They will use "fer-de-lance" for tourists and in English language literature for tourists. The name used by locals in Costa Rica is "terciopelo" (velvet skin). (Caissaca (talk) 11:34, 25 September 2008 (UTC))

That sounds like a good explanation. If you can find a reference for that somewhere we will be able to add it to a number of articles. --Jwinius (talk) 12:38, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

"Fer-de-lance" was what was commonly used in Panama while I lived there (most of the 70s and 80s). Aapold (talk) 17:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Picture

Does this article need to have the picture of the gangrenous leg on it? I can't see what it is adding the article. 86.17.186.211 (talk) 19:04, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

The picture is very disturbing, and should be placed in a drop down. See the discussion about this on the necrosis talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darkkelf99 (talk • contribs) 18:11, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

The image associated with the Venom section is extremely distracting and graphic. It does not contribute the readers understanding of the snake and if any individuals wished to learn more about the process of necrosis a link to the associated page would suffice. 66.76.136.168 (talk) 01:07, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

File:Bothrops-asper-juv-1.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

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This creature seriously needs extinction becouse it is EVIL.What it can do can make you feel like killing yourself.<Posted by Mr Banda> <41.63.14.10 (talk) 09:58, 20 February 2015 (UTC)>

The Need of it Being Extinct

This creature seriously needs extinction becouse it is EVIL.Honestly that picture was very disturbing in our sight.Specialised animal explorers or zoologists must find a way of making this creature extinct once and for all.Why should we keep the same kind of creature in our planet if it can bring misery in to our lives? <41.63.14.10 (talk) 10:04, 20 February 2015 (UTC)><41.63.14.10 (talk) 10:30, 20 February 2015 (UTC)><41.63.14.10 (talk) 13:42, 20 February 2015 (UTC)>