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The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a large and highly venomous snake species native to much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the second longest venomous snake species in the world and is the fastest moving land snake, capable of moving at 4.32 to 5.4 metres per second (16–20 km/h, 10–12 mph).
Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp. Strugariu A, Zamfirescu SR, Nicoară A, Gherghel I, Sas I, Pușcașu CM, Bugeac T (2008). "Preliminary data regarding the distribution of the herpetofauna in Iași County (Romania)". North-Western Journal of Zoology 4 (Supplement 1): S1-S23.
The horned viper in particular is considered to be extremely dangerous and possibly the most venomous snake in Europe. [16] The javeline sand boa, the rarest species of snake in Europe and the only species of boa on the continent, was believed extinct in Romania, with the last live specimen being reported in 1937. An entire stable population of ...
Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven is a twelve-part wildlife documentary series from 2013 to 2017. It began airing on Eden Channel in 2013. Seasons 1 and 2 were also broadcast on Animal Planet Europe , while season 3 was premiered on Nat Geo Wild UK and later screened on Nat Geo Wild Europe & Africa in 2017.
Vipera ammodytes, commonly known as horned viper, long-nosed viper, nose-horned viper, and sand viper, [3] [4] is a species of viper found in southern Europe, mainly northern Italy, the Balkans, and parts of Asia Minor.
A loose coral snake forced the evacuation of a German apartment building.
Texas has the most snakes in the United States but if you want to talk about venomous snakes, you have to look to Arizona, which has — wait for it — 19 of the country’s 20 dangerous snakes.
Four-lined snake, Elaphe quatuorlineata NT (south-eastern Europe) Blotched snake, Elaphe sauromates (eastern and south-eastern Europe) and: [n 1] Urartian rat snake, Elaphe urartica (eastern Europe) [3] Steppes ratsnake, Elaphe dione (Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan) Beauty snake, Elaphe taeniura [4] VU (Introduced to Belgium and Netherlands)