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African Saw-scaled Viper

Echis ocellatus

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Viperidae

Echis ocellatus, known by the common names West African carpet viper and ocellated carpet viper, is a highly venomous species of viper endemic to West Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized. It is responsible for more human fatalities due to snakebite than all other African species combined.

Distribution

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