Carpet Viper Snake

It is typically very venomous so a bite can often be fatal.

Carpet viper snake.

Snake awareness and handling gauteng 26 september 2020. They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound. Northeast african carpet viper egyptian saw scaled viper more. Also known as the carpet viper these snakes are slow in their movements but very alert in behavior.

The saw scaled or carpet viper echis carinatus whose range extends from senegal to bengal probably bites and kills more people than any other species of snake. Ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus is the deadliest snake in the savannah. The carpet viper sometimes referred to as a saw scaled viper is a poisonous snake found primarily in africa and india this reptile is known for being able to strike quickly and without warning. Its bite causes more than 20 000 deaths of agricultural workers per year.

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. With such a unique name saw scaled vipers are considered to be one of the most dangerous venomous snakes on earth. We can find this 2 feet snake in western africa. Map indicating the distribution of the west african carpet viper echis ocellatus in africa.

Actually its venom reacts slowly but it causes big damages. This species along with the closely related echis ocellatus both of the carpet viper species cause the most cases of. This is a savanna species. One hundred and fifteen patients with poisoning caused by its bite were studied in the savanna region of nigeria where victims of this snake may occupy 10 per cent of hospital beds.

It is very common in its range and accounts for many snakebites and fatalities a year. Snakes with the hollow venom conducting fangs present in their upper jaw are called vipers.