The cape cobra naja nivea is found across southern africa favoring dry areas including desert and arid savannah regions.
West africa carpet viper.
West african carpet viper echis ocellatus.
West african carpet viper echis ocellatus syn.
Monovalent antivenom is effective and should be administered.
Saw scaled vipers carpet vipers is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of africa the middle east india sri lanka and pakistan.
Carinatus westafrikanische sandrasselotter f zool.
Rinkhals hemachatus haemachatus.
Snouted cobra naja annulifera.
The west african carpet viper is the most dangerous snake in africa responsible for more serious snakebites and deaths than any other species and it is a strong candidate for the title of most dangerous snake in the world.
This is typically a desert species.
The west african carpet viper s venom is potently cytotoxic causing severe pain swelling blistering and in many cases severe tissue damage.
They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound.
Mozambique spitting cobra naja mossambica.
West african carpet viper echis ocellatus syn.
The name echis is the latin transliteration of the greek word for viper ἔχις.
It is responsible for more human fatalities due to snakebite than all other african species combined.
This carpet viper stands as the most dangerous snake in nigeria.
A sidewinder it lifts its upper body braces its head and pulls the remaining coils along without touching the ground at an angle.
Although not a large snake 300 500mm.
Burton s carpet viper is the name given to echis coloratus or painted saw scaled viper of eastern egypt palestine syria and israel.
Black mamba dendroaspis polylepis.
West african carpet viper primarily nocturnal the west african carpet viper echis ocellatus is 1 to 2 feet long with speckled light to dark brown dorsal scales and a light colored belly.
The west african carpet viper has a distinctive threat display which involves rubbing its coils together to create a loud sizzling sound.
The west african carpet viper also known as the ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus is a venomous serpent endemic to the countries of west africa is responsible highest number of snakebite related fatalities in africa.
Puff adder bitis arietans.
An antivenom called echitab plus icp is manufactured by the costa rican instituto clodomiro.
Echis ocellatus known by the common names west african carpet viper and ocellated carpet viper is a highly venomous species of viper endemic to west africa no subspecies are currently recognized.
The ocellated carpet viper or echis ocellatus inhabits the countries of senegal gambia and gulf of guinea in the african continent.
Ariadne van zandbergen getty images.
Black necked spitting cobra naja nigricollis.
