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title: "Jararacussu"
description: "Bothrops jararacussu — Rettili. Bothrops jararacussu, commonly known in English as the jararacussu, is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/jararacussu
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jararacussu

> Bothrops jararacussu — Rettili. Bothrops jararacussu, commonly known in English as the jararacussu, is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America.

- Scientific name: *Bothrops jararacussu*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 633
- Wikidata: [Q146536](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146536)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83877](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83877)

## Names

- en: Jararacussu
- de: Jararacussu
- es: Yararacusú
- pt: Jararacuçu

## Countries with the most observations

BR (507), AR (58)

## Summary

Bothrops jararacussu, commonly known in English as the jararacussu, is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America. It is one of the most dreaded snakes in South America and can grow up to 2.2 metres (7.2 ft).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothrops_jararacussu

## Photo

![Jararacussu](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jararacussu/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196278021

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jararacussu?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).