Horned snakes are often found in desert regions. It is worth remembering that several species of these snakes can be found, all of which are characterized by the “horns” that protrude above the eyes or the top of the nose.
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Because they are different from the snakes that everyone is used to, today we list curiosities about this viper.
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Instead of moving in a zigzag pattern, it moves sideways, with its body almost perpendicular to the direction it is going, moving forward alternately with its head and tail.
The trail it leaves in the sand is made up of a sequence of parallel marks.
The horned viper, like other desert snakes, can adjust well to a sandy environment.
These snakes have the ability to bury themselves in the sand in a few seconds, curling up their bodies equipped with two ventral spines, leaving only their eyes and “horns” visible.
In this way, they can protect themselves both from the intense heat of the sun and from the cold of the night.
The main diet of the horned viper consists of rodents and lizards.
A viper horns can measure up to 70 centimeters in length.
Despite being a very aggressive snake, the horned viper causes few victims, as it inhabits almost desert areas. Also, like rattlesnakes, it issues a warning with its jagged scales.
Horned vipers have a light, sand-like color and are marked by dark spots or crossbars.
Horned vipers lay approximately 20 eggs in each clutch, with an incubation period lasting about 7 weeks.
Cerastes cerastes, the scientific name of this viper, is classified in the Kingdom Animalia, in the Phylum Chordata and in the Class Reptilia.
It is part of the Order Squamata, which encompasses all serpents, and the Suborder Serpentes. It belongs to the genus Vipera and to the species C. cerastes (Linnaeus, 1758).
