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Bushmaster (Lachesis muta)
Subject: | Bushmaster (Lachesis muta)
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From: lastjemima@waffle.nut (lj ~ GemDragon)
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.misc
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Date: 14 Jun 2000 23:37:02 -0500
Bushmaster
Large venomous snake, Lachesis muta, of Central America and N South America. It is a member of the pit viper family, which also includes the rattlesnake. The largest New World snake, it reaches a length of 8 to 12 ft (2.5-5.5 m). It is gray and brown, with a diamond pattern. Unlike most pit vipers, which bear live young, the bushmaster lays eggs. It is classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Crotalidae. |
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