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Hump nosed pit viper
Hypnale hypnale
7.29709, 80.6451
Field Notes
Description:
A short relatively stout species of pit viper,widespread in wet,intermediate and parts of dry zone in Srilanka and also India's western ghats.When threatened it vibrates its tail.This snake is responsible for highest incidence of snakebite in the country.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 28, 2014
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