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Echis carinatus, known as the saw-scaled viper, [2] Indian saw-scaled viper, little Indian viper, [3] and by other common names, is a viper species found in parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, and especially the Indian subcontinent.
- Saw-Scaled Viper
- Malabar Pit Viper
- Russell’s Viper
- Bamboo Pit Viper
- Levantine Viper
One of the ‘Big Four’ venomous snakes in India, the Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus)is named after its strongly keeled scales. When threatened, it aesthetically shapes itself into an ‘S’. When the snake’s scales rub against each other, a sound similar to a working saw machine is produced. This stridulation acts as a defensive alarm against potent...
Endemic to the Western Ghats, the Malabar pit viper (Craspedocephalus malabaricus) is identified by its triangular head, body shape, and its pit organs. One of the most unique and enigmatic characteristics of the snake is its ability to change body colours. Born as a brown snake, this viper can change itself to being green, blue, yellow, violet, an...
Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) is also an infamous member of the ‘Big Four’ snakes of India. The genus name, Daboia in Hindi means ‘the lurker’, which refers to its ability to lie absolutely still until the need to strike the prey. Due to the yellowish-brown body colour and presence of dark blotches throughout, the snake is sometimes confused wi...
An arboreal reptile, the Bamboo pit viper (Trimeresurus gramineus) prefers to inhabit dense vegetation in the forests of India. This venomous species is vivid green in colour and can be easily recognized by its trilateral head. Commonly found in Maharashtra, it is also spotted in other states of the peninsular region. The snake is named so due to i...
The Levantine viper (Macrovipera lebetina) also known as ‘Gunas’ in the local language, is a venomous snake inhabiting the regions of Jammu and Kashmir. These vipers can grow to be slightly over 5 feet in length. They generally feed on rodents, lizards, and birds. Though slow moving, the Levantine viper is capable of making fast strikes when provok...
- They are named, ‘the lurker’ The species name of the Russell’s Viper, russelii, is named in honour of Patrick Russell, a Scottish herpetologist who made significant contributions to the study of Indian serpents.
- They’re very dangerous. Snake venom typically evolved to rapidly put a stop to a small mammal’s ability to struggle, and therefore help protect the feeding snake from injury.
- Their fangs grow over half an inch. Vipers have fangs, and the Russell’s Viper fangs reach a length of around 0.65 inch on average. This is enough to cause a painful bite, as well as administer their venom.
- They have a hidden heat radar. The Russell’s Viper does not have heat-sensitive pit organs like those common to pit vipers, but they are believed to have a heat-sensitive organ of some kind.
The Indian saw-scaled viper produces on average about 18 mg of dry venom by weight, with a recorded maximum of 72 mg. It may inject as much as 12 mg, whereas the lethal dose for an adult is estimated to be only 5 mg. Envenomation results in local symptoms as well as severe systemic symptoms that may prove fatal.
S2.E6 ∙ Standoff. Mon, Oct 28, 1996. After a high-speed chase with turncoat NSA operatives takes a turn for the worse, the Viper Team finds themselves holdup in an abandoned refinery with the Defender inoperable and no means of escape. The group must protect themselves, a civilian reporter and a wounded military scientist that the operatives ...
Here is the complete discography of Viper so far (July 17, 2020). Complete Viper Discography July 2020. All the Spotify albums (except for a couple whose links didn't work), Apple Music albums, Amazon albums (those took FOREVER), Bandcamp albums, Bandcamp singles, and Deezer albums are included, as well as the ones on the Fandom list.
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Dec 17, 2022 · Within the big 4, the Russell’s viper is severely deadly, while the saw-scaled viper causes the most bites in India annually. For example, a study examined the Maharashtra region of mid-west India. 663 snakebites were recorded at one small hospital from 1992 to 2001, of which the saw-scaled viper was easily the most common with 274 cases ...
