A venomous snake found in Central and South America, related to the fer-de-lance; known for its dangerous bite.
From Spanish/indigenous Mesoamerican languages. The word entered English through naturalist accounts of New World fauna.
The cocuisa and its relatives are responsible for more human deaths than any other American snakes, yet they're far less famous than rattlesnakes—partly because they're in less populated areas.
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