Desert Horned Viper
Cerastes cerastes
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Cerastes
- Continents
- Africa, Asia
- Countries
- 14
- How common
- Common
About
Desert Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and 9 more. It lives in habitats such as woodland, dry woodland, open woodland, scrub forest and 31 more. Common: recorded in 172 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.
Related snakes
- Sahara Sand Viper Cerastes vipera
- Arabian Sand Viper Cerastes gasperettii
- Cerastes boehmei
- 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.