Protobothrops mangshanensis

He just arrived at my facility and is very hot (in more ways than one)and stressed out, so I just shot a quick look (38 sec) of one of the worlds seldom seen Pit Vipers. They live on just a few mountain top in China and not much is known about them. I was also being cautious because there is no specific Antivenom and did not want to be a medical first in the West

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Pets & Animals

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• Protobothrops
• mangshanensis
• Mangshan
• Pitviper
• viperkeeper

[wangzhe0129]

i heard they have 2 pairs of venom tooth. is that true?

[viperkeeper]

@wangzhe0129 Two single fangs

[samuelANTHEA]

these are very expensive



[viperkeeper]

@samuelANTHEA Very true

[countryboy8831]

i noticed the name, protobothrops, what is the relation, if any, to bothrops atrox?

[viperkeeper]

@countryboy8831 'Proto' means first, so one can say (perhaps, without pissing off evolutionary biologists) the Protobothrops are a more primative form of Bothrops line.

[mkocja5a]

looks like a mix between a komodo dragon and a puffadder :3

[JuliaElise383]

BEAUTIFUL SNAKE (sorry for the caps :) )

[whooperpooper86]

i hate snakes but dang thats a sexy lookin snake lol

[whisperingmists]

He's so gorgeous... like a Vietnamese mossy frog!

[TheJewelChest]

beautiful...wow he looks pissed!

[BigJT2010]

i was amazed at the price of these suckers

[jocherp8]

Pretty snake...:)

[thelunacymachine]

100% badass! very cool