The species — at nearly a foot long as a juvenile — is listed as “vulnerable” in Peru and was rescued by wildlife officials.

A person in northwestern Peru was bitten by a venomous snake that was hiding in an unusual ... their freezer when they were bitten by a baby Bothrops barnetti — a venomous species of pit viper ...

Photo by the National Forestry and Wildlife Service A person in northwestern Peru was bitten by a venomous snake that was hiding ... when they were bitten by a baby Bothrops barnetti — a ...