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Vipera lotievi, commonly known as the Caucasian meadow viper [3] and Lotiev's viper, [4] is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is native to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [5]
Eirenis modestus, commonly known as ring-headed dwarf snake or simply the dwarf snake, is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is native to several Greek islands, Turkey , Syria , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Israel , Lebanon and southwestern parts of the Russian Federation .
There are 363 species of birds recorded from about 60 families. Around 40% of the species are settled in Azerbaijan, 27% of these species winter in the country, and 10% pass through Azerbaijan during the migration period. One of the notable bird species is the golden eagle which inhabits mainly mountainous areas such as Nakhichevan. The golden ...
A study reported 53,787 cases of bites by venomous snakes between 2002 and 2011 in Iran, with the highest rate of snakebite incidents being found in provinces in the south and southwest of Iran. [33] Out of the 53,787 cases of snake bites which were reported to medical centers in Iran, only 118 were correctly identified as bites by this species.
The common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]
Macrovipera lebetinus, known as the blunt-nosed viper, Lebetine viper, Levant viper, [3] and by other common names, is a viper species found on islands in the Aegean Sea and in much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate race ...
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The species is endemic to southern Africa. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. [ 3 ] Its common names are the Southern stiletto snake , [ 4 ] Bibron's stiletto snake , [ 4 ] Side-stabbing snake ; [ 4 ] previously it was known [ 4 ] as Bibron's burrowing asp, [ 5 ] Bibron's mole viper, [ 6 ] and the mole adder.