SNAKE VENOMS
Product ID L1106
Name Bitis nasicornis 
Common Name(s) Rhinoceros Viper
Origin West Africa, Burundi
Purity >99%
Form Lyophilized powder
Packaging In vacuum sealed glass vials, in secured parcel.
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Bitis nasicornis
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Bitis nasicornis
Taxonomic Classification
  • Class : Reptilia
  • Order : Squamata
  • Suborder : Serpentes
  • Family : Viperidae
  • Subfamily :  Viperinae
  • Genus :  Bitis

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