Ocellated Carpet Viper

The ocellated carpet viper s venom is slow acting and largely hemotoxic in action causing extensive pain and swelling near the bite with massive tissue damage and blistering.

Ocellated carpet viper. Also known as the ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus the west african carpet viper is endemic to the countries of west africa. Its bite causes more than 20 000 deaths of agricultural workers per year. The ocellated carpet viper or echis ocellatus inhabits the countries of senegal gambia and gulf of guinea in the african continent. Echis ocellatus known by the common names west african carpet viper and ocellated carpet viper is a highly venomous species of viper endemic to west africa no subspecies are currently recognized.

This carpet viper stands as the most dangerous snake in nigeria. Cbc news recommended for you. Despite its relatively small size averaging 30 50 cm e. Without treatment up to 20 percent of victims will die and 5.

The boys with a carpet viper. Echis ocellatus the saw scaled viper is a venomous viper species that ranges in its african savannah distribution from mali in the west to cameroon and chad in the east. It is responsible for more human fatalities due to snakebite than all other african species combined. Daniel heuclin ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus captive from mauritania to cameroon.

These local symptoms are followed within a day by bleeding throughout the body and collapse of the circulatory system. This snake accounts for 69 of snake bite related death in nigeria causing over 1 450 deaths nationwide. Hidden camera investigation on what really happens to your car cbc marketplace duration. Incredibly for a snake with a relatively small range it is along with the puff adder often cited as being responsible for the highest number of snakebite related fatalities in africa.

This is typically a desert species. Ocellatus is considered the single most medically important snake species in west africa and constitutes a severe economic and public health. The west african carpet viper also known as the ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus is a venomous serpent endemic to the countries of west africa is responsible highest number of snakebite related fatalities in africa. We can find this 2 feet snake in western africa.

For instance the ocellated carpet viper is common in the african savannahs and has very potent venom that can cause hemorrhaging. An antivenom called echitab plus icp is manufactured by the costa rican instituto clodomiro. Burton s carpet viper is the name given to echis coloratus or painted saw scaled viper of eastern egypt palestine syria and israel. 01203524 tony phelps oman saw scaled carpet viper echis omanensis in habitat al wadi bih musundam plateau oman.

Actually its venom reacts slowly but it causes big damages.