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Also Known As Bitis arietans

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puff adder (Bitis arietans)
Puff adder (Bitis arietans)
Illustration of an adder, Bitis arietans, showing a thick-bodied snake with a broad, triangular head and mottled brown, tan, and black patterning along its coiled body.
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