Pit viper — Pit Viper … Wikipedia
snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an … Universalium
Crotalinae — Taxobox name = Crotalinae image caption = Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Viperidae subfamilia = Crotalinae… … Wikipedia
Infrared sensing in snakes — The ability to sense infrared thermal radiation evolved independently in several different families of snakes. Essentially, it allows these animals to “see” radiant heat at wavelengths between 5 and 30 μm to a degree of accuracy such that a blind … Wikipedia
Agkistrodon piscivorus — Agkistrodon piscivorus … Wikipedia
Trimeresurus gramineus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Crotalidae — A family of New World vipers characterized by the presence of a heat sensitive loreal pit between each eye and nostril, and folding, caniculated, long anterior fangs. * * * Cro·tal·i·dae krō tal ə .dē n pl a family of venomous snakes sometimes… … Medical dictionary
Lacunal scales — are those scales that form the inner border of the loreal pit in crotaline snakes. Usually, these scales are large and also curve outward to form the outer border of the pit. In most cases the pit opening is triangular with one apex pointing back … Wikipedia
Bothrops — Taxobox name = Bothrops image caption = Common lancehead, B. atrox regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Viperidae subfamilia = Crotalinae genus = Bothrops… … Wikipedia
Bothriopsis — Taxobox name = Bothriopsis image caption = Speckled forest pitviper, B. taeniata regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Viperidae subfamilia = Crotalinae genus … Wikipedia
