#bitis caudalis

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Desert mountain adder (Bitis xeropaga)

Photographer Spends 10 Days Tracking Down Snakes in Namibia

Photographer: Marisa Ishimatsu

Many-horned adder (Bitis cornuta)

Horned adder (Bitis caudalis)

Namaqua dwarf adder (Bitis schneideri)

[exotic-venom]

(Bitis caudalis) horned adder

Venom primarily cytotoxic, w/ local swelling & intense pain & vomiting, little or no necrosis. Venom of this species is mildly anticoagulent & possibly the least potent of any species in this genus. Very few bites & no human fatalities recorded.

[snakeoftheday]

Todays Snake Is:

The Horned Puff Adder (Bitis caudalis) is a venomous snake native to southern Africa. These animals thrive in arid habitats where they often bury themselves in sand or loose soil in wait for prey. The purpose of the horns found above each eye is not well-understood. 

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[exotic-venom]

(Bitis caudalis) horned adder, horned puff adder Very few bites & no human fatalities recorded. Venom primarily cytotoxic, w/ local swelling & intense pain & vomiting, little or no necrosis. Venom of this species is mildly anticoagulant & possibly the least potent of any species in this genus.

[exotic-venom]

(Bitis caudalis) horned adder, horned puff adder, horned viper Very few bites & no human fatalities recorded. Venom primarily cytotoxic, w/ local swelling & intense pain & vomiting, little or no necrosis. Venom of this species is mildly anticoagulant & possibly the least potent of any species in this genus.

[bitis-caudalis]

he wears the rose/ of youth upon him. w. shakespeare

[exotic-venom]

(Bitis caudalis)  Horned adder

Very few bites & no human fatalities recorded. Venom primarily cytotoxic, w/ local swelling & intense pain & vomiting, little or no necrosis. Venom of this species is mildly anticoagulant & possibly the least potent of any species in this genus.

[exotic-venom]

(Bitis caudalis) horned puff adder

Bites are assumed to be rare and no epidemiological data are available. Little information is available regarding the toxicity and amount of venom produced. Spawls and Branch (1995) reported an average yield of 85 mg of wet venom, while Christensen (1971) offered an LD50 value of 1.2 mg/kg IV. Other research has found the LD50 to be between 0.15-0.22 mg/kg.