- Atheris squamigera, common names: green bush viper, variable bush viper, leaf viper and others, is a venomous viper species that can be found in West and central Africa: Ivory Coast and Ghana, eastward through southern Nigeria to Cameroon, southern Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola, Uganda, Tanzania (Rumanika Game Reserve), western Kenya and Bioko Island.
. No subspecies are currently recognized. It’s truly a miraculously beautiful snake.
- Habitat preference: Found mostly in rain forest. Said to prefer relatively low and thick, flowering bushes.
- Venom: Bites from this particular species have resulted in at least one report of severe hematological complications as well as two deaths.
They’re some of my favorite snake types. 😚😁
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