Atheris Hispida - As beautiful as it is deadly

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

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...017/03/3-6.png

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

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

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

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

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.

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