REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE: Bitis

Bitis nasicornis (Shaw, 1802)

Rhinoceros viper

Photos & text by Dr. Robert Sprackland.  

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Range: Africa, in grasslands and forests, usually near permanent water.

Diagnosis: A thick-bodied snake with two or more long, thin nose horns and a black arrow-shaped marking on top of the head.

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