Nose-Horned Viper
Pictures

A close-up of female nosed-horned viper. The most noticeable thing about this snake is the fleshy horn atop its snout.

Female Nose-Horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes) lying on some rocks. This snake’s belly is cream or yellow scattered with dark spots.

The size of the nose-horned viper ranges from two feet to a little over three feet in length.

An aggressive male nose-horned viper on a rock ( Vipera ammodytes ). Males have a background of gray or brown scales with a pattern of dark brown or black zigzags running down its back.

A juvenile Nose-Horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes ) basking on a stone covered with moss. Nose-Horned Vipers give live birth to a litter of one to 20 snakelets.

Nose-Horned Viper isolated on white background.