West Africa Carpet Viper

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.

West africa carpet viper. The cape cobra naja nivea is found across southern africa favoring dry areas including desert and arid savannah regions. Carinatus stemmler papenfuß westafrikanische augenfleck sandrasselotter f. Black necked spitting cobra naja nigricollis. 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.

Snouted cobra naja annulifera. The name echis is the latin transliteration of the greek word for viper ἔχις. Although not a large snake 300 500mm. They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound.

Monovalent antivenom is effective and should be administered. An antivenom called echitab plus icp is manufactured by the costa rican instituto clodomiro. 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. White bellied carpet viper echis leucogaster.

Carinatus westafrikanische sandrasselotter f zool. Puff adder bitis arietans. Mozambique spitting cobra naja mossambica. The west african carpet viper s venom is potently cytotoxic causing severe pain swelling blistering and in many cases severe tissue damage.

This snake accounts for 69 of snake bite related death in nigeria causing over 1 450 deaths nationwide. It is responsible for more human fatalities due to snakebite than all other african species combined. This is typically a desert species. The ocellated carpet viper or echis ocellatus inhabits the countries of senegal gambia and gulf of guinea in the african continent.

This carpet viper stands as the most dangerous snake in nigeria. 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. Rinkhals hemachatus haemachatus. West african carpet viper echis ocellatus syn.

Black mamba dendroaspis polylepis. Ariadne van zandbergen getty images. The west african carpet viper has a distinctive threat display which involves rubbing its coils together to create a loud sizzling sound. Burton s carpet viper is the name given to echis coloratus or painted saw scaled viper of eastern egypt palestine syria and israel.

West african carpet viper echis ocellatus.