Atheris Hispida - As beautiful as it is deadly

[larryd23]

I ran into this article in my Facebook feed and the photograph was so beautiful, I had to share...



http://www.dailyforest.com/travel/de...nakes-world/10

https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/spiny-bush-viper/

[Craiga 01453]

That snake looks like a direct descendant of a dragon, hahahaha.

[Bogertophis]

That snake looks like a direct descendant of a dragon, hahahaha.

It sure does! And I can just see "Hollywood" blowing up the images up to appear huge...

[dboeren]

Wow! If these guys weren't hot everyone would want one.

[Alter-Echo]

Or hard to keep...guess they tend to die in less than a year for most people, my guess is that they probably need a rather specific diet in order to survive long term.

[Spoons]

Absolutely in love with these guys. They're just drop dead gorgeous.