Sind saw-scaled viper (echis carinatus), a small and beautiful but deadly venomous little snake, sits patiently on the desert sands, waiting for an unsuspecting prey item to cross its path. Getty Images
A wild saw-scaled viper from the rocky, mountainous regions of the UAE. Getty Images
Named after the frightening saw-like sound it makes by rubbing its scales over one another, it is responsible for a sizeable proportion of the tens of thousands of snakebite deaths in India each year. Getty Images
The Echis ocellatus - African saw-scaled viper. Getty Images
Saw-scaled vipers, like this one spotted in Sharjah, reach a maximum length of around 70 cm, but are more commonly around 35-45 cm in total length. Getty Images
The Echis leucogaster or Roman's saw-scaled viper. Getty Images
Sind saw-scaled viper (echis carinatus), a small and beautiful but deadly venomous little snake, sits patiently on the desert sands, waiting for an unsuspecting prey item to cross its path. Getty Images
A wild saw-scaled viper from the rocky, mountainous regions of the UAE. Getty Images
Named after the frightening saw-like sound it makes by rubbing its scales over one another, it is responsible for a sizeable proportion of the tens of thousands of snakebite deaths in India each year. Getty Images
The Echis ocellatus - African saw-scaled viper. Getty Images
Saw-scaled vipers, like this one spotted in Sharjah, reach a maximum length of around 70 cm, but are more commonly around 35-45 cm in total length. Getty Images
The Echis leucogaster or Roman's saw-scaled viper. Getty Images
Sind saw-scaled viper (echis carinatus), a small and beautiful but deadly venomous little snake, sits patiently on the desert sands, waiting for an unsuspecting prey item to cross its path. Getty Images