Pit viper
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pit-viper-179-2554881
title:
Pit viper
text:
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers, or pit adders, are a subfamily of vipers found in Asia and the Americas. Like all other vipers, they are venomous. They are distinguished by the presence of a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head. Currently, 23 genera and 155 species are recognized: These are also the only viperids found in the Americas. The groups of snakes represented here include rattlesnakes, lanceheads, and Asian pit vipers. Th
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Subfamily of snakes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_viper
date created:
2004-04-07T06:06:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T06:26:34Z
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