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Peringueys / Sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) hiding in shallow sand, Namib Desert

Peringuey's / Sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) hiding in shallow sand, Namib Desert, Namibia.
This little endemic snake is one of the smallest adders in the world

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U.S. Marines train in combat marksmanship during Enhanced Mojave Viper

September 20, 2012 - U.S. Marines train in combat marksmanship during Enhanced Mojave Viper at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California

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PERINGUEY S DESERT ADDER - sidewinding across sand, leaving tracks

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PERINGUEYs DESERT ADDER - sidewinding across sand, leaving tracks
Namib desert, Namibia. Africa
Bitis peringueyi
This is a mildly poisonous sidewinder adder that uses the sidewinding locomotion to traverse across the burning hot sand dunes
M. Watson
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