They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound.
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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.
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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.
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A carpet viper may eat frogs.
It is also flat on top with a slightly rounded snout.
Scales cover the head and belly of the animal.
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The name echis is the latin transliteration of the greek word for viper ἔχις.
Also known as the ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus the west african carpet viper is endemic to the countries of west africa.
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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.
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The ocellated carpet viper or echis ocellatus inhabits the countries of senegal gambia and gulf of guinea in the african continent.
Common european viper vipera berus berus 1 asp vipera aspis 2 and indian saw scaled viper echis carinatus 3.