Oman Carpet Viper

Oman saw scaled viper echis omanensis babocsay or the carpet viper echis carinatus is a colourful heavy bodied and short ish.

Oman carpet viper. Saw scaled vipers carpet vipers is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of africa the middle east india sri lanka and pakistan. Male oman carpet viper echis omanensis at the cliff site wadi al helo sharjah uae. This was the third target species of the trip and to find it required a trip to eastern sharjah into the rocky mountains around wadi al helo. Tony phelps oman saw scaled carpet viper echis omanensis in habitat al wadi bih musundam plateau oman.

Follow steve backshall to oman where he plans to drop nearly 1 300 feet into the deepest canyon in southern arabia. It gives live birth instead of laying eggs. During an abseil the expedition team. They have a characteristic threat display rubbing sections of their body together to produce a sizzling warning sound.

This is typically a desert species. Daniel heuclin ocellated carpet viper echis ocellatus captive from mauritania to cameroon. Burton s carpet viper is the name given to echis coloratus or painted saw scaled viper of eastern egypt palestine syria and israel. Echis coloratus is a venomous viper species endemic to the middle east and egypt.

Until recently treated as a local variant of the painted carpet viper echis coloratus the oman carpet viper is endemic to northern oman and northeastern uae. No subspecies are currently recognized. Finding a carpet viper. Oman saw scaled viper echis omanensis found in the united arab emirates displaying defensive behaviour.