Spiny Bush Viper

The spiny bush viper lives in rainforests in central Africa. It looks bristly because its dorsal scales bend upwards instead of sitting flat to the body. They are venomous snakes that eat small mammals, frogs, lizards, and snails. If climate change continues at its current rate, the rainforest habitat of this viper would become dry and desert-like, similar to a savannah. In order to survive, the bush viper might become more like a sand viper. This means it would have to adapt to less humidity and more heat. The viper would eat fewer frogs and snails and more birds and lizards. The current pigment of the bush viper is green and black with some orange. The future pigment would look more brown and tan to blend in with the desert. Instead of living in flowering bushes, the viper would need to be able to burrow into the sand. The end.