1. Saw scaled viper, little Indian viper, carpet viper (Echis carinatus)
This tiny snake (that grows around 60 centimeters), is considered to be the number one of the most deadliest snakes in the world, because of frequent encounters with people, that end in serious envenomation and death. Saw-scaled viper inhabits southern Asia, parts of Middle-East and Central Asia. It is named “saw-scaled” because of its characteristic protruding rough scales, which produce hissing noise made by rubbing the scales together while the snake wriggles before the attack. It is brownish colored with lighter patches. It is included in the “Big four” group of snakes whose bites cause most human deaths in India. They are rather aggressive by nature, and will not hesitate to attack if being threatened.
