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SAW SCALED VIPER
Echis carinatus
Highly Venomous - Extremely Dangerous
John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:- Middle East and Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent
Comments:- Grows to over 2ft (60cm) long total length

Considered buy many to be responsible for more deaths than any other species of snakes - estimates of the number of deaths per year are over 10,000

There are 5 subspecies of Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus) listed below for completeness, as you may find that some references are still using them, however the status of most is disputed

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME
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DISTRIBUTION

Astola Saw-scaled Viper

E. c. astolae
Status uncertain

Pakistan (Astola Island)

South Indian Saw-scaled Viper

E. c. carinatus

Peninsular India

Multiscale Saw-scaled Viper

E. c. multisquamatus Status uncertain

From Uzbekistan to Iran in the south and east to western Pakistan

Sri Lankan Saw-scaled Viper

E. c. sinhaleyus
Status uncertain

Sri Lanka.

Sochurek's Saw-scaled Viper

E. c. sochureki

Southern Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Bangladesh, southern and central Iran, Oman and United Arab Emirates



Sochurek's Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus sochureki photographed in the United Arab Emeritz
Sochurek's Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus sochureki) photographed in the United Arab Emirates


Sochurek's Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus sochureki)
Sochurek's Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus sochureki) photographed in the United Arab Emirates


Sochurek's Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus sochureki)
Sochurek's Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus sochureki) photographed at night in the desert in the United Arab Emirates


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