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SRI LANKA HUMP NOSED VIPER
Gloyd's Hump-nosed Viper
Hypnale nepa
(Includes snakes previously called (Hypnale walli)
Dangerously Venomous

John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:- Sri Lanka
Comments:- Grows up to to about 35cm (14") total length

Sri Lankan Hump-nosed Viper (Hypnale nepa) photographed in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Hump-nosed Viper (Hypnale nepa) photographed in Sri Lanka

This captive Sri Lankan Hump-nosed Viper (Hypnale nepa) has lost the end of its tail

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