The Herpetologist: Vipers & Adders

American Pit Vipers

Agkistrodon bileanatus bileanatus Mexican cantil

Agkistrodon bileanatus taylori Taylor's cantil

Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix Copper head

Agkistrodon picivouris Water mokasin

Crotalus adamanteus Eastern diamond back rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox Western diamond back rattlesnake

Crotalus basiliscus Mexican west coast rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus cascavella Neotropical rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus vergrandis Urocoan neotropical rattlesnake

Crotalus viridis viridis Prarie rattlesnake

Crotalus enyo enyo Baja Californian rattlesnake

Crotauls mitchelli caulbrai Speckled rock rattlesnake

Sistrurus miliarius miliarius Pigmy Carolina rattlesnake

Bothrops colombianis Colombian lance head

Bothrops mattagrossensis Matto Grosso lance head

Bothrops venesualensis Venesualen lance head

African & Eurasian Adders & Vipers

Causus rhombeatus Rombic night adder

Bitis arietans Puff adder

Bitis arietans Puff adder ( Speckled phase)

Bitis atropos Berg or Mountain adder

Bitis caudalis Horned adder

Bitis nassicoris Rhinoseros viper or River jack

Bitis rhinoseros West African gaboon viper

Proatheris superciliaris Lowland swamp viper

Echis carinatus Saw scaled viper

Echis s. sockureki Sochurek's saw scaled viper

Cerastes cerastes Sahara sand viper

Pseudocerastes persicus Persian horned adder

Macrovipera lebatina obtusa Blunt nosed Levantine viper

Macrovipera shweitzeri Milo's viper

Vipera xanthia Ottorman viper

Vipera latifi Latifi's or Damavandi viper

Daboia russelii Russell's viper

Daboia russelii Russell's viper (Juvenile)

Asian Pit Vipers

Cryptelytrops albolabris White lipped tree pit viper

Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus Purple spotted mangrove pit viper (Female)

Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus Purple spotted mangrove pit viper (Male)

Trimeresurus graminius Bamboo pit viper

Trimeresurus graminius Bamboo pit viper (Juvenile)

Trimeresurus punicius Flat nosed pitviper

Trimeresurus punicius Flat nosed pit viper

RESUME

Anatole Delhay was born in Sydney Australia in 1978. His family relocated to Zimbabwe in 1980 and he lived and worked on the family farm untill 2001.

After which, he moved to India to establish a venom extraction facility and reptile park. He intended to import snakes from around the world to extract venom for sale to serum institutes. Unfortunately he had to abandon the project and he returned to Australia to persue his passion and he intends continue to publish herpotological literature. He now runs a snake removal business and is considering to study zoology at James Cook University. He has written and published the Encyclopedia of Snake Species printed in the United States of America and United Kingdom. He intends to continue to write books on herpetoculture and his up coming projects include, Ophidea Universum Vol 1 - Viperid Snakes, Ophidea Universum Vol 2 - Elapid Snakes & Related Species, Ophidea Universum Vol 3 - Boid Snakes & Related Species, Ophidea Universum Vol 4 - Colubrid Snakes, Ophidea Universum Vol 5 - Scolecophid Snakes.

His interest in reptiles started at an early age, which later developed from a hobbyist to professional herpetologist. He has been handling reptiles for 23 years and specializes in venomous species of which he has seventeen years experience.

These species include:

African and Asian elapids:
Naja (spitters and non spitters),
Mambas Dendroaspis,
Asian kraits Bungarus,
Sea snakes Hydropheinae

Asian and American viperids:

Agkistrodon, Bothriechis,
Bothrops, Calloselasma,
Crotalus, Deinagkistrodon,
Hypnale, Lachesis,
Protobothrops, Sistrurus,
Trimeresurus complex,
Tropidolaemus

African and Asian adders & vipers:
Atheris, Bitis, Causus, Cerastes,
Daboia, Echis, Macrovipera,
Pseudocerastes, Vipera

Venomous colubrids:
Dispholidus, Telescopus,
Thelotornis, Rhabdophis

Atractaspid snakes:
Aparallactus, Atractaspis,
Macrelaps

Harmless and mildly venomous
colubrid species, boas, pythons,
sand boas, blind snakes, monitor
lizards, crocodilians, terrapins
and tortoises.

My Favorite Books

Bartlett R.D. & Wray K. - Vipers: A Guide for the Advanced Hobbyist 2005

Branch B. - Field Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa 1988

Branch B. - Snakes Other Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa 2005

Branch B. - Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa 2001

Buys P.J. & Buys P.J.C. - Snakes of South West Africa 1980

Ehmann H. - Encyclopedia of Australian Reptiles 1992

Gow G. - A Complete Guide to Australian Snakes 1994

Hermann H. Kastle W. & Kabisch K. - Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa 1996

Marais J. - A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa 2004

Mattison C. - The Encyclopedia of Snakes 1995

Mattison C. - The New Encyclopedia of Snakes 2007

O’Shea M. - Venomous Snakes of the World 2005

Spawls S. & Branch B. - The Dangerous Snakes of Africa 1995

Stephen S. - Field Guide to Australian Reptiles 2007

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