Mountain Adder
Bitis atropos
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Bitis
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Common
About
Mountain Adder (Bitis atropos) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest, subtropical dry forest, broadleaf forest and 19 more. Common: recorded in 135 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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Heathland
- Fynbos
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Rock Crevices
- Abandoned Buildings
- Miombo Woodland
- Mopane Woodland
- Cape Fynbos
Related snakes
- Horned Adder Bitis caudalis
- Red Adder Bitis rubida
- Plain Mountain Adder Bitis inornata
- Many-horned Adder Bitis cornuta
- Southern Adder Bitis armata
- Rhinoceros Viper Bitis rhinoceros
- Angolan Adder Bitis heraldica
- Rhinoceros Viper (nasicornis) Bitis nasicornis
- Namaqua Dwarf Adder Bitis schneideri
- Kenya Horned Viper Bitis worthingtoni
- Dwarf Puff Adder Bitis peringueyi
- Desert Mountain Adder Bitis xeropaga
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.