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African puff adder

Bitis arietans

Photo by JenniferRoge
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Description:

A large thick-bodied extremely venomous African viper. It lives in deserts and grasslands. The thick body, about four feet (1.2 m) long, is gray or brown with yellow markings.

Habitat:

I took these images at Naples Zoo.

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Bitis arietans

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