On a meeting between the Horn Viper and a Centipede in the Peloponnese, southern Greece  or the Biter, bit

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  • Kit Tan
  • Horst Kretzschmar

Vipera ammodytes L., (the European Horn-Nosed Viper) is a small venomous snake occurring in southern

L., (the European Horn-Nosed Viper) is a small venomous snake occurring in southern

Europe. It was documented attacking Scolopendra cingulata Latreille (the venomous Mediterranean Banded

Centipede) in the Peloponnese, southern Greece. However, the centipede unexpectedly bit backand it was the

viper that became temporarily paralysed. This is the strange case of "The Biter, bit."

Original languageEnglish
JournalAdvanced Science Letters
Volume2
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)10-13
Number of pages4
ISSN1936-6612
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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