Puffadder

(Bitis arietans)
DISTRIBUTION:
Whole of Southern Africa

DESCRIPTION:
Head flattened and broad – [ Diamond shaped]. Body short and stocky. Adults average less than a metre.

COLOUR:
Shades of yellow-brown, and brown with darker brown to black chevron markings.

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thumb-Puffadder EC thumb-Puff adder-Gauteng thumb-Puffadder KZN
thumb-Puff adder Mpumalanga thumb-Finged front fangs