The jararaca has a carnivorous diet. Juveniles feed mainly on frogs and arthropods, while adults eat various mammals, especially rodents.

Are Jararaca poisonous?

The jararaca (Bothrops jararaca) is a venomous pit viper endemic to southeastern South America, the species is abundant and an important cause of snakebite. ... These venomous snakes are most often found under some sort of vegetation cover even when they are basking.

What do bothrops Jararaca eat?

The eating habits of this species are generalist, with an ontogenetic change in the feeding on ectothermic prey. Juveniles feed 75% on frogs and arthropods, while adults feed on mammals with 80% of the diet of adult snakes being rodents.