The butterfly viper is known as the “River Jack” because of its moist habitat preference and often lives near water or in a swampy environment.
The butterfly viper inhabits tropical forests, often near water, or some sort of swampy environment. Because of this habitat preference it is often called the River Jack.
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• Sources | (Lipsett, 2003; Rogers, 2000; Spawls, Howell, Drewes, & Ashe, 2004; The Wikimedia Foundation, 2018)
