oh i missed that spider-tailed viper post ! then how about a gaboon viper or boomslang?
Well, it was just included in a broader post about snakes. Let;s include it in a trio post for your ophidian desires...
Common Boomslang (Dispholidus typus), family Colubridae, South Africa
This is a rear-fanged Colubrid snake, that is actually highly venomous, very dangerous to humans.
The famous herpetologist Karl Schmidt died from a Boomslang (a juvenile, no less) bite in 1957. He did not think that a rear-fanged snake could deliver a deadly bite.
(In his defense, most herpetologists at that time concurred with this assumption.)
Most rear-fanged snakes are not seriously injurious to humans.
photograph by WVZ Nature & Wildlife Photography
Boomslang (Dispholidus typus), male, family Colubridae, Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa
photograph by African Snakebite Institute
Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonicus), family Viperidae, Zambia
This species has the longest fangs of any venomous snake, at a length of up to 2 inches (5 cm).
photograph by Johan Marais
Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica), family Viperidae, found in West Africa
photograph by Don Champlin
Spider-tailed Horned Viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides), family Viperidae, from Eastern Iraq and Western Iran
The tip of the tail mimics the appearance of a spider or camel spider, and is used as a lure to attract prey, birds and lizards.
photographs by Matthijs Kuijpers
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