The Persian horned viper, or Pseudocerastes persicus, found in the Zurbatia mountains of Iraq. Photos from Basheer M. Al-Taei's video via Al-Sheikhly, Ahmed, Ararat, Abdulzahra, Böhme and ...

It's a first-of-its-kind record In the mountains of eastern Iraq, a hunter captured a Persian horned viper, marking the first documented confirmation of this venomous species in Iraq.

The mountain, said Dr Shaikha, is also home to the rare Persian horned viper (Pseudocerastesp. persicus). This snake is found only in the mountainous parts of the emirates and neighbouring Oman at ...