Many-horned adder  (Bitis cornuta)

Like all Bitis species, the many-horned adder is native to Africa (6), and of the species of the Bitis cornuta – inornata complex, the many-horned adder has the widest distribution (7). This snake is confined to the western coast of the southern tip of Africa, from southern Namibia, south through Namaqualand, to the Saldanha area of South Africa. Although records also exist further south of Saldanha, these require confirmation as there may have been confusion with other adder species (4).

Found in mountainous and rocky areas of the Namib Desert and in the mountains south of the desert (2).