Moorish Viper
Daboia mauritanica
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Daboia
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 67 places on iNaturalist
About
Moorish Viper (Daboia mauritanica) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. It lives in habitats such as woodland, open woodland, montane woodland, mountain forest and 10 more. Recorded in 67 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
- Desert Viper Daboia deserti
- Eastern Russel's Viper Daboia siamensis
- Palestine Viper Daboia palaestinae
- Russell's Viper Daboia russelii
- 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
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.