A genus of venomous vipers found in North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, including the saw-scaled viper.
From Greek 'echis' (viper), an ancient Greek term for venomous snakes, likely imitative of hissing sounds.
The saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) is actually one of the most deadly snakes in the world—more human deaths are attributed to this small viper than to any other snake species because of where people live and work near them!
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