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Nigerian Snakes
Nigeria Only has two endemic snake species which include the Non Venomous Dunger File snakessnakes of the genus Mehelya otherwise known as the Colubrids, and snakes of the genus Tricheilostoma.

Snakes In Nigeria
Three families of venomous snakes are found in Nigeria Viperidae, Elapidae ,and Atractaspidinae. The Non Venomous Snakes occurring in Nigeria include snakes from the family Pythonidae, Mehelya commonly referred to as the Colubrids.

The Venomous
• Viperidae also Known as the Vipers, include - Carpet Viper Echis ocellatus, puff adder Bitis arietans , Gabbon Viper Bitis gabonica , Night Adder Causus rhombeatus. They can be characterized with their heavly built muscular bodies with black patches for camouflage.

• Elapidae they are also known as the Elapids, Or front-fanged snakes, they are easily recognized with their distinctive hooding defense posture, they include- Black-Necked spiting cobra Naja nigricollis , The Egyptian Cobra Naja haje and the Malian Cobra Naja katiensis

• Atractaspidinae They are a familiy of small inoffensive sets if snakes with low chances of evenoming examples include mole vipers, stiletto snakes, or burrowing asps

The Non Venomous
• Colubridae The family Colubridae is characterized by highly flexible jaws, a body almost completely covered in scales, they are also non venomous

• Pythonidae They are known for their heavily built bodies, capable of constricting their preys

Evenomnation
Basically evenomnation is from three species which include carpet viper Echis ocellatus, black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis and puff adder Bitis arietans , They are the most important snakes associated with envenoming in Nigeria