Though the Velvety-green Night Adder has fangs and venom there are no know cases of human bites and the toxin is though to be painful but not deadly.

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Though the Velvety-green Night Adder has fangs and venom there are no know cases of human bites and the toxin is though to be painful but not deadly. This one is coiled defensively

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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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