Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) @ Swakopmund, Namibia-8163

2022-06-08 23:44:35

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From Wikipedia:

Bitis peringueyi is a small snake with an average total length (including tail) of 20–25 cm (8–10 in), its maximum recorded total length is 32 cm (13 in).

An ambush hunter, B. peringueyi buries itself just beneath the surface of the sand with only its eyes and the tip of its tail exposed (individuals with black tail-tips employ caudal luring). When prey happens by, it is seized and envenomated

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