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Terrestrial Snakes
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Terrestrial Snakes in Central and Southern Africa
- Elapids
- Vipers
- Colubrids
Dendroaspis spp., Mambas

Hemachatus spp., Rinkhals

Naja sp., African cobras

Various African and Arabian Elapids of minor medical importance
Atheris spp., African bush vipers

Atractaspis spp., Mole vipers

Bitis spp., Puff adder, Gaboon viper and others

Causus spp., Night adders

Cerastes spp., African desert horned vipers

Echis spp., Saw scaled vipers and Carpet vipers
A. Dispholidus typus, B. Thelotornis spp., Boomslang and Vine snake

Various Colubridae, Colubrids
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Elapids
Vipers
Colubrids

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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Terrestrial snakes
Central and Southern Africa
Regional Morphology

Regional Morphology

This is relevant for Colubrids in Central and Southern Africa.

Morphological identification key

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