Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper
Echis pyramidum
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Echis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 13
- How common
- Recorded in 35 places on iNaturalist
About
Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper (Echis pyramidum) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Algeria, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea and 8 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 41 more. Recorded in 35 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Evergreen Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
Related snakes
- Roman's Carpet Viper Echis romani
- Joger's Saw-scaled Viper Echis jogeri
- Palestine Saw-scaled Viper Echis coloratus
- Khosatzki’s Saw-scaled Viper Echis khosatzkii
- Large-headed Carpet Viper Echis megalocephalus
- Hughes' Saw-scaled Viper Echis hughesi
- Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus
- African Saw-scaled Viper Echis ocellatus
- Oman saw-scaled viper Echis omanensis
- Roman's Saw-scaled Viper Echis leucogaster
- Borkin's Viper Echis borkini
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.