Algerian Hairy Viper

Mystery SNAKE of North Africa. 
Physical description: Hairy, like a caterpillar. Length, 22 inches. Brownish-red. 
Distribution: Vicinity of Algiers, Algeria. 
Significant sighting: Seen only once in January 1852, coiled around a tree near Draria, Algeria. 
Possible explanation: A large caterpillar of some kind. 
Source: Karl Shuker, “Hairy Reptiles and Furry Fish,” Strange Magazine, no. 18 (Summer 1997): 26–27.
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