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The puff adder (Bitis arietans) is a highly venomous viper species found in savannahs and grasslands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa except for the ...
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Bitis nasicornis is a viper species belonging to the genus Bitis, part of a subfamily known as "puff-adders", [3] found in the forests of West and Central Africa. [1] [2] [4] This large viper is known for its striking coloration and prominent nasal "horns". [5]
The Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]
Bitis arietans, Common puff adder Bitis arietans arietans, Common puff adder; Bitis arietans somalica, Somali puff adder; Bitis armata, Southern adder; Bitis atropos, Mountain adder; Bitis caudalis, Horned adder; Bitis cornuta, Many-horned adder; Bitis gabonica, Gaboon viper (3003 Viper) Bitis gabonica, East African gaboon viper; Bitis harenna ...
Bitis is a genus of vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. [1] It includes the largest and the smallest vipers in the world. Members are known for their characteristic threat displays that involve inflating and deflating their bodies while hissing and puffing loudly. [2]
The puff adder (Bitis arietans) is a highly venomous viper species found in savannahs and grasslands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa except for the Sahara and rainforest regions. It is responsible for causing the most snakebite fatalities in Africa owing to various factors, such as its wide distribution, frequent occurrence in ...
The puff adder is responsible for the most fatalities overall, [16] although saw-scaled vipers (Echis spp) inflict more bites in North African countries, where the puff adder is typically not found. [12] Dendroaspis polylepis is classified as the snake of highest medical importance by the World Health Organization in Africa.