The Velvety-green Night Adder is not an aggressive snake and there are no records of anyone having been bitten by one. The venom is mildly hemotoxic
The Velvety-green Night Adder is not an aggressive snake and there are no records of anyone having been bitten by one. The venom is mildly hemotoxic and painful but not life threatening
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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
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