Arabian Sand Viper
Cerastes gasperettii
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Cerastes
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 9
- How common
- Common
About
Arabian Sand Viper (Cerastes gasperettii) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman and 4 more. It lives in habitats such as woodland, open woodland, shrubland, scrubland and 19 more. Common: recorded in 100 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Sand Dunes
- Coastal Dunes
- Sandy Soil
- Sandy Shores
- Coastal Scrub
- Mediterranean Scrubland
- Mediterranean Coastal Dunes
- Arabian Desert
- Syrian Desert
- Negev Desert
- Mesopotamian Marshes
- Mediterranean Levant Woodland
- Arabian Mountain Shrubland
Related snakes
- Sahara Sand Viper Cerastes vipera
- Cerastes boehmei
- Desert Horned Viper Cerastes cerastes
- Bothrops sonene
- Hetfield's Bush Viper Atheris hetfieldi
- Arunachal Pitviper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
- Crotalus caliginis
- San Esteban Island Rattlesnake Crotalus estebanensis
- Veracruz Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus mictlantecuhtli
- Tehuantepec Isthmus Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus ehecatl
- Nabang Pitviper Trimeresurus caudornatus
- Crotalus muertensis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.