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African Bush Viper

Published on Mar 30, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

AFRICAN BUSH VIPER

SPECIAL NEEDS?

FOOD IS ITS PRIMARY SPECIAL NEED: POISIONOUS FROGS

OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS

  • Needs temps of 80 to 82
  • At night needs temp of 75
  • Need to be in at least an 80 gallon tank

ARE THEY LEGAL IN KY?

THEY ARE ILLEGAL AND CANNOT BE IMPORTED

WHERE ARE THEY AT IN THE U.S?

  • They are in zoos all across the country
  • Close by: louisville zoo, and cincinnati zoo

NATIVE TO?

AFRICA: RAIN FOREST AND WOODLANDS

ATTACKS?

  • Not any in the u.s that i could find.
  • But are one of the top 5 most poisionous
  • If bit you have about 15-30 minutes to live

COST?

ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10,000 TO 20,000

FUN FACTS

  • Very calm tempered but when its mad it will attack
  • Can be just about any color
  • Females can give birth to 9-12 babies at a time
  • Life capacity 10-12 years
  • Are ambush predators

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  • Snakebite may be fatal for humans
  • because antidote for this venom doesn't exist

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