Horned Desert Viper
Cerastes cerastes
CommonPhoto: Holger Krisp · CC BY 3.0
Reptilecarnivore
The Horned Desert Viper is a snake found in the sandy deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. It’s known for the small, horn-like scales above its eyes, though not all individuals have them.
- It lives in deserts across Northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
- Some have horn-like scales above their eyes, but others don’t.
- There are three recognized subspecies of this viper.
DesertAfricaAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Cerastes cerastes
- Habitat
- Desert
- Regions in this directory
- Africa, Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
