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I been looking around for info on Cerastes cerastes.I found 2 web sites.I am not sure we one is right. Because one says The Desert Horned Viper is 4-5ft and the other one says The average length is 30–60 cm (0.98–2.0 ft).The whozoo one says there endangered is that true? I am just trying to figure out which is right or if they are both wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerastes_cerastes
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Anyone? The reason I would like to know is because I am doing a report for school.

C. cerastes doesn't get 4-5 feet, a 2 footer is a good size for an adult.

Based on field measurements, the average adult size range for C. cerastes is 20 to 24 inches for females, with males being considerably smaller. The record size for this species is for a female captured in south central Morocco that measured 32 inches.

C. vipera is even smaller, with females rarely exceeding 16 inches. The record for this species is a 20 inch female from northeast Libya.

Kelly

Thank you both very much.

Sorry for not putting this in the post above.Are they endangered?

I don't know much about the species, so you'll have to do some more searching. I can suggest checking multiple sources (don't believe everything that you read but if you see it it multiple places, there is a greater chance it is true).

Many wild animal are in danger of goung extinct these days. Your question can be viewed 2 ways:

1) Are they legally designated as endangered? Given they live in Africa, probably not (most developing 3rd world nations don't give a crap about protecting reptiles)

2) Are they endangered in the sense that they may go extinct? Probably not range wide, since they have a large range, but they are probably in trouble in more populated areas and certain countries/regions.

Okay that helps.Thank you for the info