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The desert cobra is highly venomous. The subcutaneous LD 50 for the venom of W. aegyptia is 0.4 mg/kg. For comparison, the Indian cobra's (Naja naja) subcutaneous LD 50 is 0.80 mg/kg, while the Cape cobra's (Naja nivea) subcutaneous LD 50 is 0.72 mg/kg. This makes the desert black snake a more venomous snake than both. [3]
The genus contains two species, known commonly as desert black snakes or black desert cobras, which are endemic to the Middle East. [1] The generic name Walterinnesia honours Walter Francis Innes Bey (1858–1937), who was a physician and zoologist in Egypt.
Emmochliophis fugleri, also known commonly as Fugler's shadow snake, the Pichincha snake, and the Pinchinda snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador. [2] This species went missing in 1969, before an individual was found in 2019 . [3]
Emmochliophis fugleri Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969 – Fugler's shadow snake, Pichincha snake, Pinchinda snake A single specimen was found in the Río Manduriacu reserve during an amphibian and reptile survey in 2019.
Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus, black-headed ground snake; Spalerosophis diadema; Telescopus dhara, Arabian cat snake, Israeli cat snake, large-eyed cat snake; Telescopus fallax, European cat snake; Telescopus hoogstraali; Telescopus nigriceps; Walterinnesia aegyptia; Xerotyphlops vermicularis
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( September 2011 ) The puff adder , is found in the south of Morocco The desert monitor , is a threatened species in Morocco
As a result of all these factors, cases of fatal bites of this snake are very rare. There were only 2–3 recorded fatal cases since its discovery in 1950. [15] [13] The latest death happened on 2002 when a man tried to capture a snake near his house on the border of the Judean Desert. [16]
The front part of the body is soft, while the back part is rough and raised. Like the Indian sand boa, this snake also rounds its body when threatened. It does not try to bite humans. The snake is a mixture of brown, red and black, which turns white on both sides. Its diet includes small birds, desert lizards and other small animals.