#Atheris nitschei

[herpsandbirds]

Great Lakes Bush Viper aka Nitsche’s Bush Viper (Atheris nitschei), female, family Viperidae, found in forests of the Albertine Rift of central Africa

Venomous.

photograph by Dick Bartlett

[exotic-venom]

(Atheris nitschei rungweensis)  Rungwe tree viper, Rungwe bush viper, green-&-yellow bush viper

Description: Medium-sized arboreal adder, adults usually 40-70 cm long (max. 73+ cm). Body usually light to bright green above, w/ irregular black patterns (maybe zig-zags) due to black-tipped, keeled dorsal scales (w/ 23-33 midbody rows). Belly lighter, usually greenish-yellow, young usually solid brownish w/ bright yellow tail tip. 

Habitat: Found mainly 2-4 m above ground in reeds, grass & bamboo of upland papyrus & phragmites swamps, riverine elephant grass, bamboo, & montane forest up to 2,800 m elevation. May also occur in suitable habitats in northwestern Mozambique, but no specimens confirmed from there, so far.

Activity and Behavior: Mainly nocturnal (but often basks in sun) & mainly arboreal (but often hunts on the ground at night). Less excitable than many other bush vipers, but can be aggressive when disturbed. Prey mainly on available frogs, less often on small mammals, &/or lizards. Ovoviviparous, w/ probably 5-13 young/ litter. Young may practice "caudal luring" of prey. 

Venom Characteristics: Not much studied, but probably mainly hemotoxic. Bites of humans rare, no serious human envenomations or fatalities reported, so far. Not considered lethal to humans, but no specific antivenom currently produced.

[histsciart]

Great Lakes Bush Vipers (Atheris nitschei) are venomous snakes native to Central African forests, and they are viviparous, which means that they give birth to live offspring. SciArt by J. Green for the Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 19 (1909-1910). View more in Biodiversity Heritage Library (@biodivlibrary) with thanks to Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (@smithsonianlibraries) for digitizing.

[itsmarjudgenature]

Gorgeous Great Lakes bush viper (Atheris nitschei) photographed by Reptiles4all.

[herpskeepers]

Great lakes bush viper (Atheris nitschei).

Credit: Bernhard Lunkenheimer

> For more pics, videos & articles visit: herpkeepers.com

[araknoid-blog1]

what snakes do you have??

32 genera, 100 species. my c0llecti0n is as f0ll0ws, with 80th technical terms and c0mm0n names. in few cases the technical term and the c0mm0n name are 0ne and the same, in case y0u were c0nfused: 

elapids:acanth0phis laevis (sm00thscaled death adder)acanth0phis rug0sus (papuan death adder)8ungarus caeruleus (c0mm0n kr8)8ungarus candidus (kn0wn as the malayan krait 0r the 8lue krait)8ungarus fasciatus (8anded kr8)pseudechis c0lletti (c0lletts snake)pseud0naja textilis (eastern 8r0wn snake)0phi0phagus hannah (the King C08ra)naja naja (indian c08ra)naja haje (egyptian c08ra)naja pallida (red spitting c08ra)naja annulifera (sn0uted c08ra)naja annulata (8anded water c08ra)naja (un-named species)naja nigric0llis (8lack-necked spitting c08ra)naja nivea (cape c08ra)naja siamensis (ind0chinese spitting c08ra)naja sumatrana (equat0rial spitting c08ra)naja samarensis (samar c08ra)micr0pechis ikaheka (new guinea small-eyed snake)dendr0aspis p0lylepis (8lack mam8a)dendr0aspis james0ni kaim0sae (james0ns mam8a)dendr0aspis angusticeps (eastern green mam8a)dendr0aspis viridis (west african/western green mam8a)calli0phis 8ivirgatus (8lue malayan c0ral snake) 

viperids:deinakistr0d0n acutus (sharp-n0sed pit viper)macr0vipera l. turanica (turan 8luntn0sed viper)atheris squamigera (varia8le 8ush viper)atheris nitschei (gr8 lakes 8ush viper)atheris cerat0ph0ra (h0rned 8ush viper)atheris matildae (matildas h0rned viper)atheris hispida (r0ugh-scaled 8ush viper)8itis ga80nica (ga800n viper)8itis rhin0ceros (west african ga800n viper)8itis nasic0rnis (rhin0cer0s viper)8itis caudalis (h0rned adder/side winding adder)8itis c0rnuta (al8any adder)8itis schneideri (sp0tted dwarf adder)8itis s0malica (s0mali puff adder)8itis arietans (puff adder)8itis peringueyi (peringueys desert adder)8itis apr0p0s (m0untain adder)8itis parvi0cula (ethi0pian m0untain adder)echis s0chureki (eastern saw-scaled viper)echis pyramidum (n0rtheast african carpet viper)echis c0l0ratus (palestine sawscaled viper)echis multisquamatus (multiscale sawscaled viper)echis leakyi (kenyan carpet viper)echis 0cellatus (west african carpet viper)cerastes cerastes (desert h0rned viper)cerastes vipera (sahara sand viper)m0ntivipera xanthina (r0ck viper)vipera amm0dytes (l0ng-n0sed viper)da80ia palestinae (palestine viper)da80ia russelli (russells viper)da80ia siamensis (eastern russells viper)da80ia mauritanica (m00rish viper)pseud0cerastes fieldi (fields h0rned viper)azemi0ps feas (feas viper) causus rh0m8eatus (rh0m8ic night adder, dem0n night adder, etc)causus defilippii (sn0uted night adder) 

cr0talids:agkistr0d0n pisciv0rus (c0tt0nm0uth snake)agkistr0d0n c0nt0rtrix (c0pperhead snake)agkistr0d0n 8ilineatus (mexican cantil) agkistr0d0n tayl0ri (tayl0rs cantil) agkistr0d0n laticinctus (8r0ad-8anded c0pperhead) agkistr0d0n phae0gaster (0sage c0pperhead) agkistr0d0n pictigaster (trans-pec0s c0pperhead) cr0talus h0rridus (tim8er rattlesnake) cr0talus 8asilliscus (mexican west coast rattlesnake) cr0talus willardi (ridge-n0sed rattlesnake) cr0talus pifan0rum (s0uth american rattlesnake) cr0talus simus (middle american rattlesnake)cr0talus terrifficus (a su8species 0f the s0uth american rattlesnake) cryptelytr0ps purpureul0maculatus (mangr0ve pit viper) cryptelytr0ps insularis (white lipped island viper) trimeresurus 800rnensis (80rnean pit viper) trimeresurus hageni (hagens pit viper) trimersurus puniceus (flatn0sed pit viper) trimeresurus mangshanensis (mangshan viper) 80thr0ps asper80thr0ps atr0x (c0mm0n lancehead) 80thr0ps alternatus (cr0ssed pit viper) 80thr0ps dip0rus (neuwieds lancehead) 80thr0ps m00jeni (8razilian lancehead) 80threchis schlegelli (the eyelash viper) 80threchis laterallis (side-striped palm pit viper) 80threchis supercilliarius (8l0tched palm pit viper) tr0pid0laemus wagleri (waglers pit viper) pr0t080thr0ps c0rnutus (fan-si-pan h0rned pit viper) pr0t080thr0ps jerd0nii xanth0melas (red sp0tted viper) pr0t080thr0ps t0karensis (t0kara ha8u, (トカラハブ))pr0t080thr0ps elegans (sakishima ha8u (サキシマハブ))pr0t080thr0ps mucr0squamatus (8r0wn sp0tted pit viper) 0v0phis 0kinavensis (0kinawa pit viper) call0selasma rh0d0st0ma (malayan gr0und pit viper) gl0ydius ussuriensis (ussuri mamushi) sistrurus miliarius (pygmy rattlesnake)

i h0pe y0ure happy, this t00k me far, far t00 l0ng t0 list 

anyways, these are my critters. i tend t0 keep pe0ple far, far away fr0m them in case they d0 s0mething t0tally fucking stupid 

[reptiglo-blog]

Great Lakes Viper (Atheris nitschei) by cowyeow on Flickr.

[herpsandbirds]

Great Lakes Bush Viper aka Nitsche’s Bush Viper (Atheris nitschei), female, family Viperidae, Rwenzori mountains, Uganda

Venomous.

photograph by Frank Deschandol

[herpsandbirds]

Great Lakes Bush Viper aka Nitsche’s Bush Viper (Atheris nitschei), female, family Viperidae, Rwenzori mountains, Uganda

Venomous.

photograph by Cristian Torica

[herpsandbirds]

Great Lakes Bush Viper aka Nitsche's Bush Viper (Atheris nitschei), family Viperidae, found in central Africa

Venomous.

photograph by Reptiles4all

[itsmarjudgenature]

The Great Lakes bush viper (Atheris nitschei) is found in the forests of the Central African Albertine rift.

[herpskeepers]

Deep in shed bush viper (Atheris nitschei).

Credit: Bernhard Lunkenheimer

> For more pics, videos & articles visit: herpkeepers.com

[exotic-venom]

(Atheris nitschei) Great Lakes bush viper, Nitsche's bush viper

[exotic-venom]

(Atheris nitschei) Great Lakes bush viper, Black-and-green bush viper, Nitsche's bush viper

Not much known, but venom is likely hemotoxic. Not considered lethal to humans. Bites of humans rare, & no serious human envenomations or deaths reported. No known antivenom currently produced.