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Poisonous animals
 
Cnidarians (Jellyfish, Corals and Anemones)
 
Venomous fish
 
Scorpions
 
Spiders
 
Hymenopterans (Bees, Wasps and Ants)
 
Sea snakes
 
Terrestrial snakes
 
Miscellaneous animals
 
North America
 
Mexico and Central America
 
South America and the West Indies
 
Europe
 
North Africa, Near and Middle East
 
Central and Southern Africa
 
The Far East
 
Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
 
Australia and the Pacific Islands
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Distribution of terrestrial venomous snakes

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Literature to distribution

Selection

Occurrences in
NW the Northwest
N the North
NE the Northeast
W the West
C central areas
E the East
SW the Southwest
S the South
SE the Southeast
X most areas
? unclear
Selection mode
 
Colubrids Elapids Vipers
Genus/Species
See also separate distribution charts for various Colubrids of lesser medical importance.

Distribution tables

Bitis albanica

Central and Southern Africa
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) X E-Cape Province

Bitis arietans

Central and Southern Africa
Senegal (including Gambia) X
Guinea & Guinea Bissau X
Ivory Coast X
Burkina Faso X
Ghana X
Benin X
Nigeria X
Cameroon X
Central African Republic X
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) X
Sudan X
South Sudan X
Ethiopia & Eritrea X
Somalia X
Uganda X
Kenya X
Rwanda & Burundi X
Tanzania X
Angola X
Zambia X
Malawi X
Mozambique X
Namibia X
Botswana X
Zimbabwe X
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) X

Bitis armata

Central and Southern Africa
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) X SW-Cape Province

Bitis atropos

Central and Southern Africa
Mozambique C
Zimbabwe E
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) E+S

Bitis caudalis

Central and Southern Africa
Angola SW
Namibia X
Botswana X
Zimbabwe S
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) X

Bitis cornuta

Central and Southern Africa
Namibia SW
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) W+S

Bitis gabonica

Central and Southern Africa
Togo X
Benin ?
Nigeria X
Cameroon X
Gabon & Equatorial Guinea X
Congo-Brazaville X
Central African Republic X
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) X
South Sudan X
Uganda X
Kenya SW
Rwanda & Burundi X W Rwanda
Tanzania E
Angola X
Zambia X
Malawi X
Mozambique X
Zimbabwe E
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) NE

Bitis harenna

Central and Southern Africa
Ethiopia & Eritrea X Ethiopia

Bitis heraldica

Central and Southern Africa
Angola C

Bitis inornata

Central and Southern Africa
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) SW

Bitis nasicornis

Central and Southern Africa
Guinea & Guinea Bissau X
Sierra Leone X
Liberia X
Ivory Coast X
Ghana X
Togo X
Benin X
Nigeria X
Cameroon X
Gabon & Equatorial Guinea X
Congo-Brazaville X
Central African Republic X
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) X
South Sudan X
Uganda X
Kenya W
Rwanda & Burundi X
Angola X

Bitis parviocula

Central and Southern Africa
Ethiopia & Eritrea S

Bitis peringueyi

Central and Southern Africa
Angola SW
Namibia W

Bitis rhinoceros

Central and Southern Africa
Guinea & Guinea Bissau X
Sierra Leone X
Liberia X
Ivory Coast X
Ghana X
Togo X

Bitis rubida

Central and Southern Africa
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) SW

Bitis schneideri

Central and Southern Africa
Namibia SW
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) W

Bitis worthingtoni

Central and Southern Africa
Kenya X

Bitis xeropaga

Central and Southern Africa
Namibia S
Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) W