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Echis pyramidum, known as the Northeast African carpet viper, [3] Egyptian saw-scaled viper, [4] and by other common names, is a species of viper endemic to Northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [5]
According to Plutarch, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, in preparing for her own suicide, tested various deadly poisons on condemned people and concluded that the bite of the asp (from the Greek word aspis, usually meaning an Egyptian cobra in Ptolemaic Egypt, and not the European asp) was the least terrible way to die; the venom brought ...
Cerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper [4] or the desert horned viper, [5] is a species of viper native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant. It is often easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur. [4]
Foraging behavior and predation success of the sand viper (Cerastes vipera). Canadian Journal of Zoology 87: 520–528. PDF; Subach, A. (2020). Using animal tracks to decipher the foraging mode of species capable of altering between the sit-and-wait and widely foraging modes: a case study of the sand viper Cerastes vipera. Israel Journal of ...
Echis (common names: saw-scaled vipers, carpet vipers [2]) is a genus of vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.They have a characteristic threat display, rubbing sections of their body together to produce a "sizzling" warning sound. [3]
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 ...
Echis coloratus, known as the painted saw-scaled viper, [3] painted carpet viper, Burton's carpet viper, [4] and by other common names, is a highly venomous viper species endemic to the Middle East and Egypt. [2]
From the end of September until November, 2-3 eggs, about 75 millimeters long, are laid in a humid environment that is essential for the development of the embryos. The elongated eggs are large relative to the dimensions of the black viper and relative to snakes in general.