Cerrophidion sasai

Cerrophidion sasai, the Costa Rica montane pitviper, is a venomous snake^[1] mostly found in the southeastern parts of Mexico to the west of Panama. In Costa Rica it is found in the Cordillera Central and Cordillera de Talamanca at altitudes from 1,460 to 2,875 m (4,790 to 9,430 ft)

Cerrophidion sasai
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Cerrophidion
Species:	C. sasai
Binomial name
Cerrophidion sasai Jadin, Townsend, Castoe & Campbell, 2012

It is a diurnal species of snake that usually feeds on small mammals, birds, lizards, snakes, amphibians, and arthropods.^[2]