New Serpentarium

Hacienda Guachipelin has a new exhibit !!!

Worldwide, there are about 2700 species of snakes, which live different habitats and climates.  They are found in deserts, in the tropics and near the Arctic Circle, including the ocean. In Costa Rica, there are about 137 species of which 22 are poisonous.

Our exhibition has 9 stations. It has 23 species of snakes of which 11 are poisonous or represent any danger to humans. We also have 6 species of frogs that represent the different strata of the forest of Costa Rica. There are also 2 basilisks species: the species of Pacific, with a brown and species from the Caribbean with an emerald color.

Within the facility there is a beautiful Butterfly Garden. There are displayed three major families of butterflies that live in Costa Rica: Pieridae, Papilionidae and Nimphalidae.

It starts 150 meters from the hotel, on the way to the viewpoint of the ranch, through a beautiful trail. This is in the middle of the rainforest. From there you look at the Rincon de la Vieja volcano in the middle of a wide variety of trees and flowers. Walk with the beautiful melody of nature and the beautiful singing of a variety of birds.

In the stations of serpentarium the following species are found:

• 1^st Station 3 snakes

Oxybelis fulgidus,  Green vinesnake.

Pseustes poecilonotus, Northern bird  snake.

Oxybelis aeneus,  Brown vine snake.

• 2^nd Station 3 snakes

Trimorphodon biscutatus, Lyresnake.

Spilotes pullatus, Oriole snak.

Masticophis mentovarios , Neotropical cachwip.

• 3^rd Station 3 snakes

Clelia clelia, Mussarana.

Micrurus nigrocintus, Central América Coral snake.

Lampropeltis triangulum, False coral.

• 4^th Station 3 snakes

Corallus annulatus, Annulated Boa.

Atropoides Nummifer, Jumping pit viper.

Crotallus durissus, Neotropical ratllesnake.

• 5^th Station 5 species

Bothrops asper, Fer de lance.

Porthidium ophryomegas , Slender hognosed pit viper.

Porthidium nasatum  Hognosed pit viper.

Cerrophidion godmani, God mans mountain pit viper.

Corytophanes cristatus, Helmeted basilik.

• 6^th station 2 species

Basiliscus plumifrons, Jesus christ basilisk.

Boa constrictor, Becker.

• 7^th station 3 snakes

Bothriechis schelegelli, Eyelash palm pit viper

Bothriechis lateralis, Striped palm pit viper.

Lachaesis stenophrys, Bushmaster.

• 8^th Station Frogs

Dendrobates aratus,  Green and black poison dark frog.

Leptodactylus saveii, Bullfrog central America

Ophaga pumillio, Blue jeans frog.

• 9^th Station Frogs

Agalychnis callidryas, Red eyes leaf frog.

Centrolenella Prosoblepon, Esmerald glass frog.

Smillisca phaeota Masked tree frog.