🐍 The majestic Bushmaster (Lachesis muta) 🐍 This has to be one of the most mesmerizing venomous snakes on the planet. This South American Bushmaster was found on one of my expeditions to the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. Contrary to popular belief this snake is not aggressive and DOES NOT CHASE PEOPLE! They are calm gentle giants that hunt their prey at night and are only found in Primary Rainforest where they do an excellent job at controlling rats, mice, agouti, opossum populations, and even

Filming a 🐍 South American Bushmaster (Lachesis Muta) 🐍 deep in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. This snake was about 1.8 meters long and I was only about 45cm away from the snake but this snake was completely relaxed and I was able to get some amazing closeup shots with the Laowa 12mm Wide Angle Lens. 🐍 #herpetology #venomous #snakes | Robert Wedderburn Productions

The bushmaster has a bite so venemous that humans only have a 25% chance of surviving one. | National Geographic

🐍 The Highly Venomous South American Bushmaster (Lachesis muta) 🐍 This venomous snake is one of the most feared snakes in the world, but its bad reputation couldn't be further from the truth! There are so many wild stories about how this snake chases people or stalks them and then bites them from out of nowhere, all of which is complete nonsense, and in reality, this snake is a highly intelligent species that is easily able to distinguish its prey from a human passing by and it has absolutely