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in the Sahara desert
That is the name with minor regional variations-Sahara horned, desert-horned, etc.
The desert horned viper, Cerastes cerastes, is a venomous snake from the deserts of northern Africa and not found in the Mojave Desert. However, rattlesnakes are also vipers and a number of species of rattlesnake live in the Mojave, includingCrotalus cerastes, the sidewinder.
it kills by biting into its prey and then swallowing it
Horned viper snakes are carnivores and their diets consist mainly of lizards, rodents, and birds. The jerboa is a type of rodent that this snakes preys on. Horned viper snakes are venomous and inhabit desert regions of North Africa.
sahara deser
No, desert horned lizards live in the deserts of the Southwest United States, not in the Atacama desert.
The scientific name of the Gaboon viper is Bitis gabonica. It is a venomous snake found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa.
is the desert horned viper endangered
Horned viper snakes are carnivores and their diets consist mainly of lizards, rodents, and birds. The jerboa is a type of rodent that this snakes preys on. Horned viper snakes are venomous and inhabit desert regions of North Africa.
Diamondback rattlesnake, dinosaur, desert horned viper and desert tortoise are reptiles. They begin with the letter d.