Oman Carpet Viper

Saw scaled vipers carpet vipers is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of africa the middle east india sri lanka and pakistan.

Oman carpet viper.

Follow steve backshall to oman where he plans to drop nearly 1 300 feet into the deepest canyon in southern arabia. Until recently treated as a local variant of the painted carpet viper echis coloratus the oman carpet viper is endemic to northern oman and northeastern uae. Oman saw scaled viper echis omanensis found in the united arab emirates displaying defensive behaviour. It gives live birth instead of laying eggs.

The snake feeds on. This is typically a desert species. Burton s carpet viper is the name given to echis coloratus or painted saw scaled viper of eastern egypt palestine syria and israel. During an abseil the expedition team.

Daniel heuclin ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus captive from mauritania to cameroon. Echis coloratus is a venomous viper species endemic to the middle east and egypt. Tony phelps oman saw scaled carpet viper echis omanensis in habitat al wadi bih musundam plateau oman. Oman saw scaled viper echis omanensis babocsay or the carpet viper echis carinatus is a colourful heavy bodied and short ish.

No subspecies are currently recognized. This was the third target species of the trip and to find it required a trip to eastern sharjah into the rocky mountains around wadi al helo. They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound. Male oman carpet viper echis omanensis at the cliff site wadi al helo sharjah uae.