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Variable Bush Viper

Atheris squamigera

Description:

Some half a meter or 60cm in length, variable coloring - from blue-green, brownish to bright orange as seen on photos. As we were informed, all these are coming from the same litter, and color is highly variable.

Habitat:

Found in bushes in forests. Common throughout West and Central Africa.

Notes:

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2 Comments

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 6 years ago

Beautiful. Snakes are awesome.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 7 years ago

Wow!!!

Zlatan Celebic
Spotted by
Zlatan Celebic

Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo (Kinshasa)

Spotted on Jan 27, 2013
Submitted on Apr 5, 2016

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