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Snouted Night Adder

Causus defilippii

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Viperidae

Causus defilippii, also known commonly as the snouted night adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to East Africa and Southern Africa. Although its venom is nonlethal to humans, it is still considered medically significant.

Distribution

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