Did You Know? Animal Facts on Nostr: The Metlapilcoatlus nummifer, also referred to as the (Mexican) Jumping Viper is ...

The Metlapilcoatlus nummifer, also referred to as the (Mexican) Jumping Viper is endemic to Mexico. These stunning snakes like to hide in dense vegetation, leaf litter, and rock crevices, leap out, and strike! They can cause swelling, blistering, headaches, nausea, vomiting, collapse, paralysis, coagulopathy, hemorrhages, necrosis, kidney failure, and death.