{"id":44653,"date":"2016-07-21T15:09:58","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T15:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/?p=44653"},"modified":"2016-07-31T18:18:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T18:18:50","slug":"simple-tips-to-identify-dangerous-snakes-in-loja-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/2016\/07\/21\/simple-tips-to-identify-dangerous-snakes-in-loja-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple tips to identify dangerous snakes in Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaTag\" style=\"display: none;\">{meta content=&#8217;en_US&#8217; property=&#8217;og:locale&#8217;}<br \/>\n{link rel=&#8217;alternate&#8217; href=&#8217;44687&#8242; hreflang=&#8217;es&#8217;}<br \/>\n{link href=&#8217;https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/ecuador\/en\/press?p=44653&#8242; rel=&#8217;canonical&#8217;}<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-seeklang\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42911\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/us.gif\" alt=\"us\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42911\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/us.gif\" alt=\"us\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" \/><\/noscript> English version<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42910\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/es.gif\" alt=\"es\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42910\" style=\"display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/es.gif\" alt=\"es\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<a class=\"hreflang\" href=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press?p=44687\" hreflang=\"es\">Espa\u00f1ol AQUI<\/a><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43852\" style=\"width: 110px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43852\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre Volter\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43852\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre Volter\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pierre-Volter-DSC03403-1.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BY PIERRE VOLTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be clear and upfront. I am not a snake specialist. I live near Vilcabamba, a small village in the Loja province of southern Ecuador. My house is on a large piece of rural land (una finca) surrounded by beautiful wilderness and yes there are snakes (and scorpions and spiders).<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, I took some time to try to identify simple ways to tell whether one snake specimen is deadly or totally harmless, something that you must admit is good to know when you encounter one.<\/p>\n<p>Like I said, I am no specialist and this write-up is no attempt to cover the subject exhaustively. It is rather an attempt<strong> to make simple and easy to understand something scary and apparently complicated<\/strong>. Readers will tell me if I succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>I roamed the land for years without ever bumping into one of those creatures until one day finally I almost stepped on one very large Bothrops Asper, the one that they call here the Macanche, that was having a nap in the sun right in the middle of my road a few meters only from my front door. It was 2 meters long approximately (no I did NOT measure it with a tape) and its body must have been around 10 cm &#8211; 15 cm diameter. After a moment of sheer panic, I went to get my camera and since I could see that the creature was very calm and in no way about to jump on me, I sat down a few meters from her and took some photos.<\/p>\n<p>I say &#8220;her&#8221; because I now know that only the females of that species can be that large. I had no idea then that I was looking at one of the deadliest snake on the planet, let alone a large specimen of it. My instinct was telling me that she could feel my energy and since my energy was good nothing bad would happen. I was very curious I must admit. So below, there she is just like I found her.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44655\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44655 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080.jpg\" alt=\"Equis Bothrops Asper- Macanche - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44655 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080.jpg\" alt=\"Equis Bothrops Asper- Macanche - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0080-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bothrops Asper &#8211; Here they call it &#8220;MACANCHE&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0081.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44656\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0081-713x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Equis Bothrops Asper- Macanche - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"386\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0081.jpg 713w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0081-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44656\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0081-713x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Equis Bothrops Asper- Macanche - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"386\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0081.jpg 713w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0081-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a few years without seeing another Equis, recently I had my second encounter, a smaller specimen this time. I had a better camera with me with a better zoom and I took some good close-ups. On the photo below, the shape of the pupil can be seen and it is vertical which is an important parameter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44654 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1.jpg\" alt=\"Equis Bothrops Asper- Macanche - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44654 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1.jpg\" alt=\"Equis Bothrops Asper- Macanche - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44657\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44657 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Todoloja - Simple tips to identify snakes in Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Todoloja - Simple tips to identify snakes in Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Image4-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Todoloja &#8211; Simple tips to identify snakes in Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the photo just above as well as the almost all of them, two reddish dots can be seen between the eyes and the nostrils. This is one of the most important identification attributes. These are called &#8220;loreal pits&#8221; or &#8220;Jacobson&#8217;s organ&#8221; and are part of the sensory organs along with the tongue that my friend is precisely pulling out in one of the photos above. Using these organs they can sense you and I guess this is also how they &#8220;feel&#8221; your fear or lack thereof maybe through the pheromones that you emit I am not sure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.robinsonlibrary.com\/science\/zoology\/reptiles\/squamata\/serpentes\/graphics\/jacoborgan.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robinsonlibrary.com\/science\/zoology\/reptiles\/squamata\/serpentes\/graphics\/jacoborgan.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To identify a snake one has to look at the <strong>shape of the head<\/strong>, the <strong>shape of the eyes<\/strong> and the <strong>tail<\/strong>, easier said than done I know but that is what it is.<\/p>\n<h2>The head and the eyes<\/h2>\n<p>Equis has big <strong>triangular flat head<\/strong> that sticks out. That is a bad sign. Whereas harmless snakes have a spoon shaped head.<\/p>\n<p>Equis has <strong>elliptical vertical pupils<\/strong> as opposed to round pupils. That is another bad sign.<\/p>\n<p>Equis has the<strong> two reddish dots<\/strong>, the pits, and that is yet another bad sign.<\/p>\n<p>To compare let&#8217;s have a look at another friend who I found comfortably sleeping in my roof right above my head. Our house is a rustic house made of adobe blocks with a sugar cane straw roof and it had been left empty for a long time which is why the snake made it its home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44658\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44658 size-large\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"Harmless snake - Dormilona\" width=\"660\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638-768x533.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44658 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"Harmless snake - Dormilona\" width=\"660\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_7638-768x533.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harmless snake &#8211; Dormilona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The head is smaller and spoon-shaped rather than sharply triangular, not that much wider than the body, meaning that there is no room inside this snake&#8217;s mouth for the venom glands. It also has round eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The one below which we found in a stack of timber in our shed is also harmless. It is a banded cat-eyed snake, totally harmless. It is called cat-eyed because &#8230; hmm &#8230; it has eyes that look like the eyes of a cat. It also has a relatively small head that does not stick out so much.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44659\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44659 size-large\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Banded Cat Eyed Snake\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44659 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Banded Cat Eyed Snake\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2639-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banded Cat-Eyed Snake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The tail<\/h2>\n<p>Admittedly the tail is not often easy to see because snake have a natural tendency to make a tight roll of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the same macanche but this time we can clearly see that <strong>her tail is thick and short<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44684\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44684\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0083-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bothrops Asper- Macanche - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0083.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0083-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44684\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0083-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bothrops Asper- Macanche - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0083.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0083-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Macanche &#8211; Thick and short tail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the other hand, this one which I found in a water reservoir that I was letting dry in order to do some maintenance has obviously <strong>a thin and very long tail<\/strong>. That is good. Equis has a short and thick tail, meaning that the body does not get thinner and thinner over a large part of the body but stays pretty much the same thickness and then ends in a short tail. On the specimen below it is clear that roughly as much as 25% of the body length could be considered the tail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44660\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44660 size-large\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_3367-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Harmless Snake - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_3367.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_3367-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_3367-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44660 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_3367-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Harmless Snake - Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_3367.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_3367-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_3367-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harmless Snake &#8211; Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is also green and has a small head. Another thing I noticed is that to make matters worse, the bad guys don&#8217;t move and just sit completely still whereas the good guys tend to run away. Too bad it is not the other way round.<\/p>\n<h2>To sum it up<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Look at the head: flat, big, triangular, sticking out IS BAD<\/li>\n<li>Look at the eyes: round pupil is GOOD, elliptical vertical pupil is BAD<\/li>\n<li>Look at the pits: two reddish dots between the eyes and the mouth is BAD<\/li>\n<li>Look at the tail: long and thin is GOOD \/ short and thick is BAD (*)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone alignleft\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/animals.sandiegozoo.org\/sites\/default\/files\/juicebox_slides\/western_diamondback_rattle.jpg\" width=\"406\" height=\"233\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/animals.sandiegozoo.org\/sites\/default\/files\/juicebox_slides\/western_diamondback_rattle.jpg\" width=\"406\" height=\"233\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>(*) A trick to remember which one is what is to think about the rattlesnake that everybody knows is dangerous and makes a rattling sound with its tail.<\/p>\n<p>It would be hard to shake the tail and make that sound if the tail was long and thin, much easier with a short one.<\/p>\n<p>So to remember: short and thick = DANGER, long and thin = SAFE.<\/p>\n<h2>Unfortunately there is one exception<\/h2>\n<p>Hey, life would not be fun if it was that easy, would it?<\/p>\n<p>In Ecuador, we have the pleasure to host a wonderful and <strong>deadly<\/strong> snake that is called the <strong>CORAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One day we were enjoying our breakfast on the porch when this guy just &#8220;walked by&#8221; as if nothing. I followed him and took some shots. Here he is:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44661\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-44661\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2805-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Serpiente Snake Coral (this one is dangerous)\" width=\"448\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2805.jpg 681w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2805-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-44661\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2805-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Serpiente Snake Coral (this one is dangerous)\" width=\"448\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2805.jpg 681w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2805-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serpiente Snake Coral (this one is dangerous)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As can be seen it has a long thin tail and we cannot see it on the photo but it also has a small head. However it is very easy to identify because of its beautiful colors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44662\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44662\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2807-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Coral snake - Loja Ecuador\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2807-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2807-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44662\" src=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2807-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Coral snake - Loja Ecuador\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2807-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbxmusic.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_2807-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coral snake &#8211; Loja Ecuador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So beware of that one !<\/p>\n<p>Any comments? 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I am not a snake specialist. I live near Vilcabamba, a small village in the Loja province of southern Ecuador. 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