cerastes

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• Dictionary under the word cerastes; and every time that we write one of these letters we are making a faded copy of the old picture. The Booklover and His Books
• Colubri enim et cerasti nomine diabolus uel antichristus significatur ut est illud quod Iacob patriarcha de Dan filio sua prophetauit dicens: Fiat Dan coluber in uia et cerastes in semita mordet ungulas equi et cadet ascensat eius retro. Archive 2008-06-01
• The herpetofauna includes black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis, African puff adder Bitis arietans, west African sand boa Eryx muelleri, sand viper Cerastes cerastes, desert monitor lizard Varanus griseus and various species of gecko. Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger
• Crotalus comes from the Greek crotalon, a rattle or little bell; cerastes means horned, referring to the horns above its eyes.
• Cerastes serpens dictus eo quod in capite cornua habet similia arietum, cerusta Greci cornua dicunt. Archive 2008-06-01
• Common reptiles in the ecoregion include the horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) and desert varan (Varanus griseus). North Saharan steppe and woodlands
• Indigenous reptiles include grey monitor lizard Varanus griseus, spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastix thomasi, venomous horned viper Cerastes cerastes and carpet viper Echis coloratus, hooded malpolon Malpolon moilensis, sandsnake Psammophis schokari and cat snake Telescopus dhara. Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, Oman
• Non solum enim coluber antichristus set etiam cerastes uocatur. Archive 2008-06-01
• The cerastes hides in the sand so that only its horns show; animals, thinking the horns are food, come close and are killed by the serpent.
• Some are harmless, like the colubers; others are venomous, such as the soy tale, the cerastes, the haje viper, and the asp. History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 1 (of 12)