They can be find in Central and South America. They live in trees, palms, shrubs and vines, they have strong prehensile tail and usually prefer to stay near a permanent water source and eat small birds or rodents, frogs, lizards. It's not known to be very aggressive snake, but will not hesitate to strike if harassed. Adult female snake can grow up to 32 inches ((about 82 cm)), males can grow to about 27 inches ((69 cm)), weight is about 10-15 lbs ((4,5 - 6,8 kg)), life span usually 10-12 years, up yo 16 in captivity. This species is well-known for its lightning fast strikes. Its bite contains a dose of hemotoxic venom, capable of killing adult human. This beautiful snakes can be seen in green, yellow, reddish brown, golden and many more combinations. Interessing fact is they have extremely sensitive fleece between their eyes and nostril. According to one of the sources - with 1000 nerve endings per square millimeter Eyelash viper can notice a change in temperature of 0,026 degrees Celsius.
Their bodies are a little over 1 inch ((more than 2,5 cm)) long, With legs stretched out, this slow moving, stick-like creature can be more than 3 inches ((more than 7,6 cm)) long. This spider does not build web like a normal spider, instead it's holding a web between its forelimbs while hangling upside down, waiting for a insect or other spider to pass by. When unsuspecting victim appears they wraps net over them like some kind of spider-gladiator. They can be find from Australia to Africa and the Americas.
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