Sand viper

Scientific Name: Cerastes vipera

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Size:  Average 45 centimeters, maximum 60 centimeters.

Appearance: Usually uniformly very pallid, with three rows of darker brown spots

Type of Venom:  Its venom is hemotoxic.

Nature: It has a short temper and will strike several times

Distribution:  Northern Sahara, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria, Chad, Somalia, and central Africa.

Habitat: Restricted to desert areas.

Feeds on: Desert lizards, small rodents

Side Line:

• A very small desert dweller that can bury itself in the sand during the day's heat. It is nocturnal, coming out at night to feed on lizards and small desert rodents.