Bitis schneideri

Schneiders Peringuey's Adder ( Bitis schneideri )

Schneiders Peringuey's Adder ( Bitis schneideri ) (also Namaqua Peringuey's Adder ) is a small venomous snake of the family of vipers. It occurs in the southern coastal area of Namibia and western South Africa. The vegetated sand dunes of the coast are their habitat.

Features

Schneiders Peringuey's Adder is similar in physique of the Peringuey's Adder ( Bitis peringueyi ). It is equipped with 19 to a maximum of 28 centimeters body length, the smallest of all Bitis species. Depending Above the relatively small eyes, a small, slightly elongated scale. It is usually gray or gray - brown in color, with three rows of roundish dark spots with bright center.

Way of life

The nocturnal snake spends the day buried in the sand, usually in the shadow of a larger grass tuft. It feeds mainly on small lizards and can move through side winds.

The litter consists of 3-4 pups. Bites are only local symptoms in people call out. Schneiders Peringuey's Adder is increasingly threatened by the progressive diamond mining in their living room in their inventory.

Snake venom

The venom of this viper is less dangerous. Mostly it shows only local phenomena.