Types of Vipers

Common names for A. barbouri include Uzungwe viper, Barbour's viper, worm-eating viper, Barbour's short-headed viper, Udzungwa viper, short-headed viper, and Uzungwe mountain bush viper. Geographic range. The geographic range of A. barbouri is extremely limited.

Atheris is a genus of venomous vipers known as bush vipers. They are found only in tropical subsaharan Africa (excluding southern Africa) and many species have isolated and fragmented distributions due to their confinement to rain forests.

Size variation within this genus is extreme, ranging from the very small B. schneideri, which grows to a maximum of 28 cm (11 in) and is perhaps the world's smallest viperid, to the very large B. gabonica, which can attain a length of over 2 m (6.6 ft) and is the heaviest viper in the world.

The Black Mamba can slither as fast as a horse, which is around 20-30 miles per hour. Plus, they can strike up to six times in succession, delivering the same lethal dose each … time it strikes. The viper doesn't stand that much of a chance, unless the Black Mamba slips up. Probably the viper.

The distribution range of box jellyfish is shown in the map below. Distribution map of highly dangerous box jellyfish. This is not all inclusive, and is intended to show the concentration in the Indo-Pacific region. First-Hand Box Jellyfish Sting Experience. I know exactly what a box jellyfish sting feels like.

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Cerastes cerastes (common names: Saharan horned viper, horned desert viper, more) is a venomous viper species native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. It often is easily recognised by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur.

The coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), or common taipan, is a species of large, extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the coastal regions of northern and eastern Australia and the island of New Guinea.

Cone snails, cone shells, or cones are common names for a large group of small to large-sized extremely venomous predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. Until fairly recently, over 600 species of cone snails were all classified under one genus, Conus, in one family, the Conidae.

Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. Daboia is a monotypic genus of venomous Old World vipers. The single member species, D. russelii, is found in Asia throughout the Indian subcontinent, much of Southeast Asia, southern China and Taiwan.

Echis (common names: saw-scaled vipers, carpet vipers) is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka. They have a characteristic threat display, rubbing sections of their body together to produce a "sizzling" warning sound.

Home > Snakes > McMahon’s Viper McMahon’s Viper Named in honor of British diplomat Arthur Henry McMahon, the McMahon’s Viper is a relatively small viper snake that is predominantly found in the desert areas of the Mideast.

* Faint-banded Sea Snake, or Sea Snake, Belcher's Sea Snake (Hydrophis Belcheri) This species is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans - Philippines, New Guinea, the Gulf of Thailand and coastal waters of northern Australian- and is particularly common in the waters around Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, off northwest Australia.

Bothrops asper – Greene, 1997 Common names: fer-de-lance, terciopelo, Bothrops asper is a highly venomous pit viper species ranging from southern Mexico to northern South America and is considered to be one of the most dangerous snakes in the western hemisphere.

The golden poison frog is not venomous, but poisonous: venomous animals have a delivery method for the toxin, such as fangs or spines, while poisonous animals and plants do not have a delivery method and rely on transference of the toxin, typically by, but not limited to, ingestion.

The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also commonly known as the western taipan, the small-scaled snake, or the fierce snake, is an extremely venomous snake of the taipan (Oxyuranus) genus, and is endemic to semi-arid regions of central east Australia. Aboriginal Australians living in those regions named the snake Dandarabilla.

The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), also known as the hamadryad, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae, endemic to forests from India through Southeast Asia. This serpent is the world's longest venomous snake. Adult king cobras are 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) long. The longest known individual measured 5.85 m (19.2 ft).

Common names: large Palearctic vipers.. Macrovipera is a genus of venomous vipers that inhabit the semideserts and steppes of North Africa, the Near and Middle East, and the Milos Archipelago in the Aegean Sea.

The Russell's viper has also been considered as a possible culprit. In James Patterson's The 8th Confession, kraits are the murder weapons used by a serial killer. In Michael Crichton's "Micro", a Banded Krait appears in captivity and is used in an attempt to kill one of the main characters.

The many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus), also known as the Taiwanese krait or the Chinese krait, is a highly venomous species of elapid snake found in much of central and southern China and Southeast Asia. The species was first described by the scientist Edward Blyth in 1861.

The pufferfish, or tetraodontidae, can be found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters and is known for its ability, when threatened, to inflate and make itself inedible to predators. Some species also expose sharp spines and contain powerful toxins that can kill ocean predators or humans.

The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), also known as the estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile or informally as saltie, is the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest riparian predator in the world.

Echis (common names: saw-scaled vipers, carpet vipers) is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka. They have a characteristic threat display, rubbing sections of their body together to produce a "sizzling" warning sound.

Of the Big Four, the common krait is responsible for the most snake bites, followed by Russell's viper, the saw-scaled viper, and the Indian cobra. Treatment A polyvalent serum that effectively neutralizes the venom of all of the Big Four snakes is widely available in India, and is frequently administered to save lives.

Tiger snakes are a venomous snake species found in the southern regions of Australia, including its coastal islands, such as Tasmania. These snakes are highly variable in their colour, often banded like those on a tiger, and forms in their regional occurrences.

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