West Africa Carpet Viper

Carinatus westafrikanische sandrasselotter f zool.

West africa carpet viper.

West african carpet viper echis ocellatus syn. Burton s carpet viper is the name given to echis coloratus or painted saw scaled viper of eastern egypt palestine syria and israel. They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound. This carpet viper stands as the most dangerous snake in nigeria.

Monovalent antivenom is effective and should be administered. 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 name echis is the latin transliteration of the greek word for viper ἔχις. A sidewinder it lifts its upper body braces its head and pulls the remaining coils along without touching the ground at an angle.

An antivenom called echitab plus icp is manufactured by the costa rican instituto clodomiro. The west african carpet viper has a distinctive threat display which involves rubbing its coils together to create a loud sizzling sound. Ariadne van zandbergen getty images. Snouted cobra naja annulifera.

The ocellated carpet viper or echis ocellatus inhabits the countries of senegal gambia and gulf of guinea in the african continent. Black necked spitting cobra naja nigricollis. This snake accounts for 69 of snake bite related death in nigeria causing over 1 450 deaths nationwide. This is typically a desert species.

Carinatus stemmler papenfuß westafrikanische augenfleck sandrasselotter f. 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. West african carpet viper echis ocellatus syn. The cape cobra naja nivea is found across southern africa favoring dry areas including desert and arid savannah regions.

It is responsible for more human fatalities due to snakebite than all other african species combined. Puff adder bitis arietans. White bellied carpet viper echis leucogaster. Black mamba dendroaspis polylepis.

West african carpet viper echis ocellatus. 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. Although not a large snake 300 500mm. Rinkhals hemachatus haemachatus.

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.