About Bothrops pubescens (Cope, 1870)
Bothrops pubescens is a venomous snake species belonging to the Viperidae family. This species is distributed in Brazil and Uruguay. The diet of Bothrops pubescens is made up of small mammals, which account for 56.2 percent of the individual prey recorded, anurans at 21.2%, lizards at 7.5%, and birds at 5.0%. The mass ratio of prey to predator for this species ranges from 0.002 to 0.627. Bothrops pubescens typically inhabits disturbed areas, most often areas located close to forests.
