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Large-headed Carpet Viper
Echis megalocephalus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Echis
- Continents
- Africa, Asia
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Large-headed Carpet Viper (Echis megalocephalus) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Eritrea, India. It lives in habitats such as dry woodland, scrub forest, thorn forest, montane woodland and 10 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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
- Roman's Carpet Viper Echis romani
- Joger's Saw-scaled Viper Echis jogeri
- Palestine Saw-scaled Viper Echis coloratus
- Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper Echis pyramidum
- Khosatzki’s Saw-scaled Viper Echis khosatzkii
- 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.