Carpet Viper Bite

Echis pyramidum is a species of venomous viper endemic to northeast africa and the arabian peninsula three subspecies are currently recognized including the nominate subspecies described here.

Carpet viper bite. A bite by the ocellated carpet viper of the african savannahs is very dangerous and can even cause hemorrhaging. Saw scaled vipers carpet vipers is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of africa the middle east india sri lanka and pakistan. The name echis is the latin transliteration of the greek word for viper ἔχις. It is typically very venomous so a bite can often be fatal.

However the echis carinatus is considered the most dangerous species resulting in over 50 of the fatalities caused by the big four in the indian subcontinent. Its bite causes more than 20 000 deaths of agricultural workers per year. Northeast african carpet viper egyptian saw scaled viper more. They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound.

We can find this 2 feet snake in western africa. The saw scaled or carpet viper echis carinatus whose range extends from senegal to bengal probably bites and kills more people than any other species of snake. This species along with the closely related echis ocellatus both of the carpet viper species cause the most cases of.