SPINY BUSH VIPER

HUMAN INTERACTIONS

• Negative: Venomous
• Positive: Antivenom
• Controls Pest Population

DESCRIPTION

• Compressed Body
• Keeled Dorsal Scales
• Yellowish-Green
• Males Larger Than Females
• Triangular Head With Fangs

LOCATION

• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Kenya
• Tanzania
• Uganda

HABITAT

• Tropical Forests
• Dense Vegetation
• Elevation: 100-400 Miles
• Alternates between rainy and dry seasons
• Rainfall: 1,500-10,000 mm Per Year

FOOD HABITS

• Nocturnal
• Ambush Predator
• Small Mammels
• Birds and Small Reptiles
• Predators: Snakes and Humans

ENDANGERED???

• Has Not Been Evaluated
• Not Listed As A Species Of Concern

SOURCES

• http://eol.org/pages/795690/details
• http://www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2013/10/sssseriously-ssscaly.html
• http://worldofsnakes.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/spiny-bush-viper-atheris
• http://thereptilereport.com/atheris-hispida/
• http://www.toxinology.com/fusebox.cfm?fuseaction=main.snakes.