Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis)
* Family: Viperidae,
* Subfamily: Viperinae,
* Genus: Bitis,
* Species: B. nasicornis,
* Type: Reptile,
* Diet: Carnivore,
* Size: 2 to 4 feet in length
* Average life span in the wild: 10 to 13 yeares,
* Scientific Name: Bitis nasicornis,
* Adult Size: 2½ to 3 feet long, with a very stout body,
* Range: Found widely across central tropical Africa from Guinea and Liberia on the western coast through the Congo to Kenya.
* Habitat: Rhinoceros vipers are a species of deep rain forests and often are associated with forest pools and low areas that flood regularly. It is a very sedentary ambush predator but a climbs surprisingly well. Bitis gabonica is a venomous viper species found in the rainforests and savannas of Sub-Saharan Africa.Rhinoceros Viper is smaller and more docile than its cousin the Gaboon Viper.
More Info: http://www.reptilechannel.com/reptile-species/snakes-profiles/rhinoceros-vipe...
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitis_nasicornis
You can hear the guy with the sick rhino viper in the background.
trazocekim 8 months ago
OMFG, this has to be viperkeeper, sounds like him and obviously talks like him "Ugandan rhino cam!!! " :3
rattlingtotheend 9 months ago
@BearBoi69 Thats exactly what the viper said! Watch his eyes!
dNocturna1 1 year ago
lol
And he's like, "You don't know me, but I'll kill'ya." ;P
Very pretty! Thanks for showing. I just read a news article that mentioned these guys and I hopped on YouTube to check them out. I could not have asked for a better example.
BearBoi69 1 year ago
how much do they normally weight?
catwasnthere 2 years ago