Lethal Strikers: Latin America's Deadliest Snakes

The bushmaster is the perfect killer. It looks just like roots and branches along the ground. It can sense when a warm-blooded animal approaches. It can also lie very still for days, even weeks without eating. “The Bushmaster Snake: Can Kill Almost Anything In Its Path’ shows how this huge pit viper hunts and feeds.

With their bright bands of red, black, yellow, and white rings on their body, the coral snake is very pretty. It's also very deadly. This speedy killer mainly attacks other snakes. It can swallow a foot-long snake whole. “The Coral Snake: South America's Deadly Venomous Snake” explores how this beautiful snake lives and feeds.

The sound of a rattlesnake's rattle is very scary. In South America, it means a snake with far more venom than a northern rattler is nearby. The South American rattlesnake is great at hiding and catching small animals. Its rattle warns people to stay away. Learn all about this crafty predator in South America's Deadly Rattlesnake.

The Bothrops is good at making itself look like food. Its tail attracts other animals. When they get too close, the Bothrops strikes! Its venom is powerful and fast acting. Plus, some of these snakes are huge-over six feet long and weighing as much as a big bag of potatoes. Learn all about this careful killer in “Bothrops: South America's Highly Venomous Snake”.

Few places on Earth are as scary as "Snake Island." Across the small island, there are thousands of golden lanceheads. This snake is so deadly and so plentiful that most people aren't allowed to visit. The snake is also a very skilled hunter. It mainly eats birds. The snake's venom is so powerful that once a bird is bitten, it usually can't fly away. Learn all about the place called Snake Island and its main inhabitant in Golden Lancehead: Is a Highly Venomous Pit Viper.

The fer-de-lance can wait days for its food to arrive. It lies still and camouflaged in leaf litter waiting to ambush its prey. When a bird or rat gets too close, it attacks! Inside “Fer-De-Lance: The Most Dangerous Snake in Latin America”, you'll learn all about how this vicious predator kills its prey.