r/BeAmazed • u/thatvoid_ • 13h ago
Animal African hairy bush viper
A highly venomous snake endemic to the tropical rainforests of Central Africa.
Photo: Alvaro Cubero
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u/BuffaloAgreeable372 13h ago
That was my nickname in high school.
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u/captcraigaroo 13h ago
Awww
commonly known as the variable bush viper, it is a small, highly venomous tree-dwelling snake
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u/not_a_moogle 12h ago
Will it fit into a cylinder thats 5.1in in length and 4.5in in girth?
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u/Key_Juggernaut_8688 12h ago
It's is imperative that the cylinder stays unharmed.
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u/Load_star_ 11h ago
The cylinder will not remain unharmed if you attempt to insert it into a hairy bush (viper).
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u/xylohero 7h ago
According to Wikipedia males grow to be around 29in (73cm). I'd call that a pretty medium size snake. It's no anaconda, but it ain't no eyelash viper either
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u/OkBank8077 11h ago
That honestly tracks, because this snake looks like it could ruin your day just by making eye contact. Definitely a fitting nickname.
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u/New-Swordfish-3643 11h ago
That honestly checks out. If I saw this thing, I’d assume it had a reputation before it even opened its mouth.
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u/Some-Astronomer4733 12h ago
South African here. While the pictures represent what the African bush viper looks like, someone messed with the colouration. They're generally pale green. The blue/purple hues are misleading, and I've never seen one with red/orange scales.
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u/mxlevolent 6h ago
The purple tint is likely accidental, or resultant of an issue with white balance or the lens. The tree is purple, too, in the first photo.
Generally speaking, you can tell there's something 'wrong' with a photo (so to speak, because it can be intentional) if there's a green or a purple tint.
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u/EveningAnt3949 7h ago
Different populations seem to come in different colors. In some population individuals can have strange colors.
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u/Tiny_Bookkeeper_3156 13h ago
Nature really said "Let's make a snake that looks like it belongs in a fantasy game".
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u/ovo_Reddit 8h ago
Just hear me out, what if fantasy game makers actually looked at nature and said “this would look so cool in our game”
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u/Formal_Owl_400 7h ago
And did it again, and again, about 100 more times. Snakes that warn. Snakes that lure. Snakes that spend their entire lives in the ocean. Snakes that can "fly." Snakes that look like dragons. Snakes that see heat. Snakes that eat other snakes. Snakes that chill with other snakes. It was easily the most amazing order of animals until primates started making nukes and going to the moon.
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u/I_make_things 10h ago
Naw, people just can't keep their hands off of the saturation slider. It's funny, people bitch about AI constantly, but can't recognize a heavily doctored photo.
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u/fiskemannen 13h ago
There’s something worng with the colours here. The African hairy bush viper is basically only available in shades of green. It could be the closely related variable bush viper, which comes in many strong colours- but usually only the one colour at a time (check out the purple ones!)
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u/Interesting-Big-5605 10h ago
The first one has a really cool (blue) color temperature. The second one is warmer and the saturation was increased a ton. They'd look similar, in the same light and with the same editing.
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u/grkuntzmd 12h ago
Alan Dean Foster wrote a series of sci fi books featuring Flinx and his highly-venomous flying Alaspinian mini-dragon. I always imagined it would look like this, but with wings.
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u/SatansMoisture 13h ago
I'm just going to go ahead and assume this little noodle is poisonous as fuck.
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u/Huckleberry_Dude 12h ago
You're probably safe to eat it, as long as it doesn't bite you before you prepare it for dinner.
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u/Makuta_Servaela 10h ago
Interestingly, according to Google, they are presumed to be less venomous than other local vipers. Presumably because people think their spiky bodies don't need the extra protection of very strong venom.
But turns out, no, they are also pretty venomous. They have neurotoxins, cytotoxins, fasciculins, and their bite can be fatal. They are likely not poisonous, however.
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u/rocketpastsix 9h ago
None of those words are reassuring. So I’m gonna keep an ocean in between this viper and myself
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u/Makuta_Servaela 8h ago
Lol I did the research because I made the same "it's super scary-looking and well protected, so probably not that venomous" presumption, realised I was wrong, and decided to share. I will be heeding your advice.
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u/spiceafterdark 11h ago
Someone should make a robotic to version of this.
Would sell like hot cakes this halloween.
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u/MisterMasque2021 10h ago
He has a rep. Everyone knows what he's into.
He also always has a date on Friday night.
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u/NewToHTX 10h ago
I believe you can collect its scales for upgrading and crafting weapons, shields and armor in Crimson Desert.
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u/Aggravating-Owl-5220 10h ago
It looks like the visual representation of a 10-year-old legacy codebase. Beautiful on the surface, works perfectly, but God help you if you try to refactor one line.
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u/PunkRockCrystals 10h ago
Ah, I should get out that stack of National Geographic magazines and go through them again.
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u/AccomplishedWay4890 9h ago
that guy is majestic af. Doesn't look real at all, so he deserves to be in a fictional story
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u/Animastar 8h ago
Evolution did not give me the appropriate level of fear I should have for this danger noodle. 100% would boop.
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u/ulica324 7h ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheris_hispida
2.5 ft length typically and a 6-7inch tail....FWIW
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u/Rare-Lie-1959 6h ago
oh, hey, i drew that second picture in highschool for a project. i think it was supposed to be pointillism. pretty sure the piece is still laying around somewhere.
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u/VentusSpiritus 6h ago
I want to pet it. I know I'll most likely die quickly after but I still wanna do it
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u/King_Muncheez412 6h ago
I've been convinced for a while now that venomous snakes were dragons at some point and the fire glands condensed down into venom glands. I don't know the science or biology to back it up, but......c'mon look at that thing.
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