Palestine Saw-scaled Viper
Echis coloratus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Echis
- Continents
- Africa, Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Recorded in 66 places on iNaturalist
About
Palestine Saw-scaled Viper (Echis coloratus) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as woodland, open woodland, shrubland, scrubland and 19 more. Recorded in 66 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.
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Sandy Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Sand Dunes
- Coastal Dunes
- Sandy Soil
- Sandy Shores
- Coastal Scrub
- Sahara Desert
- Mediterranean Scrubland
- Mediterranean Coastal Dunes
- Arabian Desert
- Syrian Desert
- Negev Desert
- Mediterranean Levant Woodland
- Arabian Mountain Shrubland
Related snakes
- Roman's Carpet Viper Echis romani
- Joger's Saw-scaled Viper Echis jogeri
- Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper Echis pyramidum
- 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.