Rhinoceros Viper

Rhinoceros Viper

Rhinoceros Viper is a snake that lives in African rain forest. It hid in litter of leaves then it complete impossible to see it..It has two horns on it's head that's why it is called Rhinoceros viper.

Geographic range

It is found from Guinea to Ghana in West Africa, and in Central Africa in the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Angola,Rwanda, Uganda and western Kenya .

Behavior

They are slow moving, but capable of striking quickly, forwards or sideways, without coiling first or giving a warning. Holding them by the tail is not safe; as it is somewhat prehensile, they can use it to fling themselves upwards and strike.

They have been described as generally placid creatures, less so than B. gabonica, but not as bad-tempered as B. arietans. When approached, they often reveal their presence by hissing, said to be the loudest hiss of any African snake—almost a shriek.

Feeding

Froesch (1967) described a captive specimen that would hardly ever leave its hide box, even when hungry, and once waited for three days for a live mouse to enter its hide box before striking.

PREY AND ENEMIES

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