Echis ocellatus, known by the common names West African carpet viper[2][3] and ocellated carpet viper,[4] is a highly venomous species of viper endemic to West Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]
It is responsible for more human fatalities due to snakebite than all other African species combined.[6] An antivenom called Echitab-plus-ICP[7] is manufactured by the Costa Rican Instituto Clodomiro Picado and another called EchiTabG[8] is manufactured by MicroPharm Ltd in the UK.
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^"EchiTAb-Plus-ICP Description and Instructions". Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
^Snake Antivenom for Sub – Sharan Africa EchiTAbG(PDF), World Health Organization, 20 June 2019, retrieved 14 December 2019
Echisocellatus, known by the common names West African carpet viper and ocellated carpet viper, is a highly venomous species of viper endemic to West...
subspecies described here. This species, along with the closely related Echisocellatus (both of the Carpet viper species) cause the most cases of snakebite...
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