| Echis | The saw-scaled or carpet viper, a genus of small (under 1 m), irritable, and alert snakes with a highly toxic venom; they are responsible for numerous snakebite cases with many fatalities. Origin: G. Echis, a viper (05 Mar 2000) |
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| echistatin | <protein> Disintegrin found in the venom of the saw scaled viper, Echis carinatus. (18 Nov 1997) |