Viper
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any of a large number of heavy-bodied, poisonous snakes of the family Viperidae, characterized by erectile, hypodermic fangs.
The Viperidae family is made up of the Vipers and the Pit Vipers. Most have heavy bodies with short slender tails. They also have long fangs that enable them to penetrate their prey and deliver their venom.
Viperfish
Viperfishes are deepwater fishes of the genus Chauliodus. They grow to lengths of 30 to 60 centimetres.
Gaboon Vipers can reach an average length of 1.2 meters, but they have been found as long as 2.2 meters. These animals will weigh about 7 to 10 kg. Their head approximately 125 mm (5 inches) big and fangs almost 55 mm (2 inches).
Eyelash Viper
Range
Neotropical: Southern Mexico, South and Central America to Colombia, Equador and Western Venezuela
Habitat
Wet forests with low elevation, shrubs, brushes, vine tangles, trees and palms usually close to a water source.
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vipera, neonate.
Averages 20-35 cm in length, with a maximum of 50 cm. Females are larger than males.
The viper snake is a very short snake compared to most of the other type of snakes. She is 50 to 65cm long. But the viper snake has a very robust body. The viper snake has red and some have brown eyes they have yellow skin but some are also green.
The viper is one of the largest species of the puff adder family of snakes. Gaboon vipers have a unique pattern of colors that range from shades of brown to pinks and purples.
Bush Viper Stats
Scientific Name: Atheris squamiger
Family: Viperidae
Adult Size: At an adult length of 16 to 22 inches, males are the smaller sex. Females vary from 20 to 28 inches in length but have been authenticated at 32 inches.
Gaboon viper
Bitis gabonica
Venomous
Gaboon vipers have the longest teeth of any snake, measuring up to two inches. The snakes themselves can be between four and six feet long and weigh up to 25 pounds.
The Desert Horned Viper - with its anvil-shaped head, satanic horns and cat-like eyes - has struck a chord in the imagination of those who have lived within its desert ranges, from northern Africa into the Middle East.
Pit Vipers - Family Viperidae
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix ssp. Common statewide. Most frequently encountered venomous snake in Alabama. Inhabits a wide variety of upland habitats.
Adder (Vipera berus)
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Adders are the only venomous snakes found in Britain, although they are absent from Ireland.
Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) - Venomous
Cottonmouth/Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Venomous
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) - Venomous ...
Family Viperidae
Photos from Hammerson, 1986.
Used with permission.
Lower photo by L. Livo and S. Wilcox.
Adder (Vipera berus)
The adder is Britain's only venomous snake and is, as a result, a much-maligned species with a wealth of folklore surrounding it. Despite... More 15 Images 9 Videos ...
Gaboon viper
Class: Reptilia
Status: IUCN: Not Listed; CITES: Not Listed.
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Family: Viperidae
Northern Copperhead
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Vipera aspis is a moderate-sized snake, growing to an adult length of between 70 to 90 centimeters, with a relatively thick body. Males are normally larger than females.
VIPERIDAE
Crotalus comes from the Greek crotalon, meaning a rattle or little bell. The name molossus comes from Greek molossos, which refers to the the Molossos Hound.
Viperidae
GENUS SPECIES:
Sistrurus (rattle on tail) miliarius (mullet-like, possible reference to its blotchy color pattern) barbouri ...
Viperidae [Subfamily Crotalidae]
GENUS SPECIES:
Crotalus (rattle) horridus (rough or prickly) atricaudatus ...
Viper Fish and Gulper Eel
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Gulper Eel
Angler and Viper Fish
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Pit-vipers have a heat-sensitive organ between the eyes and the nostrils about 0.5 cm deep. This organ has a membrane containing 7,000 nerve endings that respond to temperature changes as small as 0.002-0.003 degrees centigrade.
Family Viperidae (pit vipers and vipers)
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FAMILY: Viperidae (Old World vipers)
GENUS/SPECIES: About 30 species in two genera (Crotalus and Sistrurus)
Size: 1-8 ft (0.6-2.4 m), depending on species ...
All the Viperidae are very poisonous and all, except the African Atractaspis, are viviparous.
Adder or Viper (Vipera berus)
Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca)*
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SQUAMATA: Viperidae (Vipers and Pit Vipers) Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Copperhead *
Agkistrodon contortrix
At present, found only in Hampden and Norfolk counties. Listed as Endangered.
As with all Pit Vipers in the United States, the Southern Copperhead gives birth to live young....there is no such thing as a Copperhead egg. The young average eight to ten inches at birth and have a bright yellow tail, which fades as the snake grows.
Some fish, like viper fish and the hatchet fish, have sharp fangs and large mouths that help them catch food. Other fish have large eyes that help them see in the dark waters. Most of the fish in this zone don't chase their food.
This snake is a pit viper and although the pygmy's bite is typically not fatal, it has a predominantly hemotoxic that can be extremely painful. In some cases, it can cause serious local tissue damage as well as nausea, vomiting and vertigo.
A 25 cm long Viperfish.
A 42 mm Australian Handfish
A 5 cm standard length Triplewart Seadevil.
A 52 mm Australian Handfish
A 7 cm female (upper) and a 6 cm male Deepsea Coffinfish
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PREDATORS : Deer mice are important prey for snakes (Viperidae), owls (Strigidae), mink (Mustela vison), marten (Martes americana) and other weasels (Mustelidae), skunks (Mephites and Spilogale spp.), bobcat (Lynx rufus), ...
Like all vipers, southern copperheads use the "heat seeking pits" behind their eyes to help locate their prey.
Rattlesnake are poisonous snakes that belong to the pit viper group and are recognized by the distinctive rattle on the end of their tail. Most species of rattlers have hemotoxic venom that attacks tissues and destroys them.
is such a good hunter it is able to snatch insects off of leaves and rocks. 3) A new lizard-a legless, eyeless one-from Cambodia, called the Daiai Mountain blind lizard. 4) Scientists working in Southeast Asia discovered two new species of pit viper.
Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, and Cottonmouths belong to a group of snakes known as pit vipers.
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Western rattlesnakes have a horny rattle or button on the end of the tail, numerous small scales on the top of the head, a head that is much broader than the neck; ...
Vipers, rattlesnakes, and other members of the family of snakes known as the 'pit vipers' have special pits located between their eyes and nostrils.
Vertical excursions of the mandible are smallest in boids and larger, but highly variable, in different viperids and colubrids. Cyclic movements of the tongue seen in boids are not evident in viperids or colubrids.
Five of the six local venomous species are pit vipers and belong to the family Viperidae.
Copperheads are pit vipers, and have large, hollow fangs at the front of their mouth that are connected to the bones of the upper jaw.
These stout-bodied pit vipers generally live in the dry, pine flatwoods, sandy woodlands, and coastal scrub habitats from southern North Carolina to Florida and west to Louisiana.
Description: The copperhead is a pitviper and the most common venomous snake in most parts of North Carolina.
The poisonous snakes in North America include the coral snake, the pit vipers, (the copperhead), rattlesnake , water moccasin, and massasauga . The Bushmaster , and the Fer-de-lance are other deadly pit vipers.
It is a member of the group of snakes known as pit vipers. Like other pit vipers it has two indentations or 'pits' behind and above the nostrils which can detect a rise or drop in temperature of just 0.
The massasauga is a "pit viper". They were given this name because of the heat sensitive pits they have under each eye which alert the snake to prey or intruders. Massasaugas are preyed upon by raccoons, hogs, skunks, foxes, hawks, and eagles.
As with all of the Pit Vipers found in the state, the Copperhead has heat-sensing pits. These occur between the eyes and nostrils. The pupils (as with all Pit Vipers in the state) are vertical, like a cat's.
This behavior has given this snake several other common names: Puff Adder, Spreading Adder, Blow Viper. Occasionally an individual will strike, but typically with its mouth closed.
This very dangerous snake belongs to a family called the pit vipers. To find their prey they use heat sensitive pits between their eyes and nostrils. This snake is responsible for more human deaths than any other snake in the American tropics.
The western cottonmouth a small- to medium-sized pit viper with an attitude! This 2 - 3 foot (rarely 4ft.) snake is found just about everywhere in the state, even in habitats that do not seem favorable.
Other Names
Blowing Adder, Blowing Viper, Prairie Hog-nosed Snake, Plains Hognose Snake
Size
can grow from 40cm - 85cm long. Females are generally larger than males.
animals (the ones with the most potent venom) include the yellow-lipped sea krait (a sea snake), box jellyfish, sea wasp jellyfish, blue-ringed octopus, reef stonefish, the inland taipan and cone shells. Other venomous animals, like Russell's viper ...
Adult Food: Solely nectar from flowers including thistles (Cirsium species), bergamot, lilac, viper's bugloss, common azaleas, phlox, teasel, azaleas, dame's-rocket, lantana, petunias, verbenas, lupines, yellow star thistle, California buckeye, ...
Harmless French Snakes
The Common Adder, Vipera Berus
Venom, Breeding and Hibernation of Vipera Berus
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Color: green - white transverse band on dorsal surface - newly born brick-red or dull orange (may mimic vipers)
Senses: large pits along jaw with heat sensing cells (more than most boas)
Teeth: long recurved teeth to hold prey ...
Description: Rattlesnakes are species of poisonous snakes generally called "pit vipers". The Western Diamondback can exceed seven feet in length, and is the king of our twenty odd species of Southwestern desert rattlers.
These antics have earned the hognose such names as puff adder, blow snake, and hissing viper. If this first phase of the act fails to frighten off the intruder, the hognose resorts to "playing possum.
 See also: Echidna, Penguin, Kangaroo, Lemur, Beetle
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