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Vipera ammodytes
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by donalds on September 8, 2002
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the long nose viper is an animal i had in my collection for a while.Does anyone know has venomous these guys are or even better the LD50?took a bite to the palm of my hand and was realitvely ok.Was in ICU overnight.Stop breathing a few times.Just wondering.It was the only one i have seen in south africa i have never seen one since.
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donald
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by Langaha on September 8, 2002
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Sounds like that may have been a very lucky find. I knew there were a couple Vipera species in Northern Africa. But never heard of any in SA.
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by Ferdelance_1 on September 10, 2002
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Vipera ammodytes, (Sandviper or Nose-horned Viper), doesn't occur in Africa period. It's range includes southern Europe, plus portions of the country of Turkey and the state of Georgia located in Asia. This viper's bite is considered potentially the most dangerous than that of any widespread European Viper.
I can't find any listing for a so called long-nosed viper?
Derek K.
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by Langaha on September 11, 2002
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Donald.. are you sure that you have the right species? What did this snake look like, and what part of SA did you find it?
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by donalds on September 16, 2002
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it was in a private collection in south africa.i did not catch it there.sorry for the misunderstanding.
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