Table 3 Relative percentage frequency of occurrence of the venomous snake species studied in this paper in three distinct habitats of the Niger Delta, southern Nigeria
Species | Mangroves (n = 160) | Palm-oil plantation (n = 284) | Swamp forest (n = 129) |
|---|---|---|---|
Dendroaspis jamesoni | 0.63% | 9.51 | 5.4 |
Pseudohaje goldii | 6.30% | 3.17 | Â |
Naja melanoleuca | 1.26% | 7.04 | 1.6 |
Naja nigricollis | 8.13% | 8.1 | 6.2 |
Atheris squamiger | Â | 7.04 | 3.1 |
Bitis gabonica | Â | Â | 2.3 |
Bitis nasicornis | Â | Â | 7.0 |
% | 16.31 | 34.86 | 25.6 |