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Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) is a highly venomous snake in the family Viperidae native to South Asia. It was described in 1797 by George Shaw and Frederick Polydore Nodder . It is named after Patrick Russell .
Metlapilcoatlus is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Mexico and Central America.Six species are currently recognized. The common names suggest they are able to leap at an attacker, but this is likely exaggerated.
Metlapilcoatlus nummifer, commonly known as Mexican jumping pit viper [2] or jumping viper, [3] is a pit viper species endemic to Mexico. Description.
The Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis) is a large species of viper that is similar to the Gaboon viper, but not as venomous, smaller and with a less dangerous bite. They are slow moving, but like other Bitis species, they're capable of striking quickly, forwards or sideways, without coiling first or giving a warning.
Its common names include asp, asp viper, [5] European asp, [6] and aspic viper, [7] among others. Like all other vipers, it is venomous . Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus ; not only can they be very painful, but approximately 4% of all untreated bites are fatal. [ 7 ]
Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus is a pit viper species [4] endemic to Mexico and Central America. Description. M. mexicanus, Dominical, Costa Rica.
Marsh and Whaler (1984) wrote that 35 mg (1/30 of the average venom yield) would be enough to kill a man of 70 kilograms (150 lb). [5] Branch (1992) suggested that 90–100 mg would be fatal in humans. In humans, a bite from a Gaboon viper causes rapid and conspicuous swelling, intense pain, severe shock, and local blistering.
Some believe it to have been a horned viper, [3] [7] though in 2010, German historian Christoph Schaefer and toxicologist Dietrich Mebs, after extensive study into the event, came to the conclusion that rather than enticing a venomous animal to bite her, Cleopatra actually used a mixture of hemlock, wolfsbane and opium to end her life. [8]