The most popular night adder is usually sluggish and slow moving adder but makes an extremely quick pursuit when it encounters a toad or frog. Night Adder Snake or
Causus rhombeatus won't kill its prey by constriction but alternatively bites and holds to it. While a huge toad may swallow the snake, the adder moves its hold nearer to the top each and every opportunity. This is accompanied by slow swallowing, whether or not the venom has never yet totally immobilized the prey. More common night adder has very large venom glands but it really isn’t lethal enough for any individual. The common consequence of a bite is restricted to pain, swelling and discoloration once your there of puncture. C.rhombeatus averages into a length of 60 cm with reports of few males of 93 cm in total.
Night Adder Snake
Source wikipedia and planetsnakes.org.
Night Adder Snake or "The Causinae" are a monotypic subfamily of venomous vipers that is found only in subsaharan Africa. It was created for the genus Causus, a group considered to be among the most primitive members of the family Viperidae that is based on head scalation, oviparity, venom apparatus and the fact that they have round pupils.And however, this is contradicted by recent molecular studies. And six species are currently recognized.
These Night Adder snakes are fairly stout, They never growing to more than 1 m in length.
In Causus Their head is only slightly distinct from the neck and covered with 9 large symmetrical head shields. Also, their eyes have pupils that are round instead of elliptical like other vipers.
Night Adder Snake eats frog and toad, And these are reports of gluttony: when prey is abundant, they may eat until they are literally unable to swallow any more food.