Sand viper
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Sand viper is a common name that is used to refer to a number of different venomous and non-venomous snakes:
- Vipera ammodytes, a venomous viper species found in Europe through to the Balkans and parts of the Middle East.[1]
- Heterodon, a genus of non-venomous colubrids found in North America.[2]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ^ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.