- Fact 2 - The best-known species are
the European adder, the European asp, the African horned viper
and the Indian viper
- Fact 3 - The Saw-scaled viper is
one of the most venomous snakes in Asia just 5mg of its venom is
enough to kill a human
- Fact 4 - Viperidae, or vipers as
they are more commonly known include types of snakes including:
- Rattle-Snakes
- Cottonmouths
- Adders
- Copperheads
- Fact 5 - Their fangs are long and
hinged
- Fact 6 - Vipers are found all over
the world except in Madagascar and Australia
- Fact 7 - The venom of vipers is
stored in a large sac-like structure, known as the aveoli, and
it is injected its tubular fangs
- Fact 8 - Vipers can eat prey
that is three times bigger than their mouths as they have
tendons in the mouth that can stretch to this size
- Fact 9 - A venomous snake will use
venom primarily to kill and subdue prey, rather than for self-defense
- Fact 10 - Vipers diet: Lizards,
Birds, Rodents
- Fact 11 - They detect their prey
with their keen sense of smell
- Fact 12 - Length: Vipers are 50 to
65cm long
- Fact 13 - Habitat: Wet areas of the
rainforest and damp areas in general
- Fact 14 - Adders grow to a length
of 60 to 90 centimetres (24 to 35 in) and a mass of 50 grams
(1.8 oz) to about 180 grams (6.3 oz)
- Fact 15 - Russell's Viper from
India is responsible for most of the snakebite deaths within its
habitat
- Russell's Viper is light brown in
color and is covered with three rows of dark brown or black
splotches, bordered with white or yellow
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