Gaboon viper

Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des reptiles Paris :Roret,1834-1854. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31895928

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rhinoceros viper, (Bitis nasicornis), also called river jack, brightly coloured venomous snake of the family Viperidae that inhabits rainforests and swamps of West and Central Africa. It prefers wet or damp environments and can even be found on plantations. The body is massive with rough and strongly keeled scales. It possesses a green or blue triangular head with a large black arrowhead mark on the top and two or three pairs of hornlike scales on the tip of the snout. It averages 70–90 cm…

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Bitis gabonica nasicornis - Gaboon + Rhino Viper

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