Carpet Viper Images

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They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound. Huge collection amazing choice 100 million high quality affordable rf and rm images. The head of a carpet viper is somewhat wider than the rest of its body. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by jean gabriel pretre from bernard germain de lacepede s natural history of oviparous quadrupeds snakes fish and cetaceans eymery paris 1825.

Download premium images you can t get anywhere else. A carpet viper may eat frogs. Explore searchview params phrase by colour family. The name echis is the latin transliteration of the greek word for viper ἔχις.

Browse 19 carpet viper stock photos and images available or search for gaboon viper or black mamba to find more great stock photos and pictures. This is typically a desert species. Scales cover the head and belly of the animal. Explore searchview params phrase by color family familycolorbuttontext colorfamily name.

No need to register buy now. This snake is usually anywhere from 14 96 to 23 62 inches 38 to 60 cm in length but can occasionally be as long as 31 5 inches 80 cm long. It is also flat on top with a slightly rounded snout. Common european viper vipera berus berus 1 asp vipera aspis 2 and indian saw scaled viper echis carinatus 3.

Joe mcdonald getty images. Also known as the ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus the west african carpet viper is endemic to the countries of west africa. Burton s carpet viper is the name given to echis coloratus or painted saw scaled viper of eastern egypt palestine syria and israel. Incredibly for a snake with a relatively small range it is along with the puff adder often cited as being responsible for the highest number of snakebite related fatalities in africa.

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.