4-syllable Snakes that end with R

List of 4-syllable Snakes that end with R

1

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

A massive, perfectly camouflaged African viper with the longest fangs of any snake, lying motionless in leaf litter for weeks at a time.

2

Levant Viper

Macrovipera lebetina

A heavy-bodied Near Eastern viper formerly considered the same species as the Ottoman viper, common across rocky hillsides from Turkey to Iran.

3

Nose-horned Viper

Vipera ammodytes

A southern European viper with a single upward-curving horn on the snout, considered the most dangerous snake in Europe.

4

Pope Pit Viper

Trimeresurus popeiorum

A slender green arboreal pit viper of Southeast Asian rainforests, named for the American herpetologist Clifford H. Pope.

5

Russell Viper

Daboia russelii

A heavy, irritable South Asian viper named for Scottish naturalist Patrick Russell, responsible for tens of thousands of fatal bites each year.

6

Saw-scaled Viper

Echis carinatus

A small, irritable Asian viper that produces a rasping warning sound by rubbing its serrated scales together and kills more people each year than any other snake.