Photo of a Ethiopia Viper (Bitis parviocula)
Photo: mossambica, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Bitis
Continents
Africa
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 6 places on iNaturalist

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About

Ethiopia Viper (Bitis parviocula) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Ethiopia. It lives in habitats such as tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, montane woodland and 7 more. Recorded in 6 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

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