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Cerastes

Cerastes cerastes

Cerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper or the horned desert viper, is a venomous species of viper native to the deserts of northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. It often is easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur.

Cerastes (genus)

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Their bites were considered “mute” as they would hardly be noticed before causing damage. These serpents bend themselves into the shape of a bow before striking, and many of the Egyptians species had two horns (a likely reference to Cerastes cerastes). The second group’s venom was of “moderate sharpness” and usually killed in 1−7 hours.

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Cerastes cerastes generally oviposits anywhere from 8 to 23 eggs, usually under rocks or in abandoned burrows of reptiles and mammals. The young hatch after a 50 to 80 day incubation period. Juvenile Cerastes cerastes reach reproductive maturity at 2 years of age. (Brodie Jr. and Campbell, 1992; George, 2002; Ludwig, et al., 2003)

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PDF | Upon being ... The presence of CL in C. cerastes was not ubiquitous and we provide preliminary evidence that this behaviour varies geographically and thus has a genetic basis.