Sahara Sand Viper
Cerastes vipera
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Cerastes
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 10
- How common
- Recorded in 64 places on iNaturalist
About
Sahara Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali and 5 more. It lives in habitats such as woodland, dry woodland, open woodland, scrub forest and 26 more. Recorded in 64 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
- Arabian Sand Viper Cerastes gasperettii
- Cerastes boehmei
- Desert Horned Viper Cerastes cerastes
- 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
- Crotalus muertensis
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.