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Product ID L1159
Name Bitis arietans arietans 
Common Name(s) Puff adder
Origin Cameroon, Kenya, Mali, Saudi Arabia, West Africa, Tanzania
Purity >99%
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Bitis arietans arietans
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Bitis arietans arietans
Taxonomic Classification
  • Class : Reptilia
  • Order : Squamata
  • Suborder : Serpentes
  • Family : Viperidae
  • Subfamily :  Viperinae
  • Genus :  Bitis

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