Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis)

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

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• Rhinoceros
• Viper
• Bitis
• nasicornis

[trazocekim]

You can hear the guy with the sick rhino viper in the background.

[rattlingtotheend]

OMFG, this has to be viperkeeper, sounds like him and obviously talks like him "Ugandan rhino cam!!! " :3

[dNocturna1]

@BearBoi69 Thats exactly what the viper said! Watch his eyes!

[BearBoi69]

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.

[catwasnthere]

how much do they normally weight?