#viper venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
supertype: #ophidian__snake__serpent limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
member of: #family_Viperidae
subtype: #common_viper__adder__Vipera_berus small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
subtype: #asp_viper__aspviper__asp__Vipera_aspis of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
subtype: #puff_adder__Bitis_arietans large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
subtype: #gaboon_viper__Bitis_gabonica large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
subtype: #horned_viper__cerastes__sand_viper__horned_asp__Cerastes_cornutus highly venomous viper of North Africa and southwest Asia having a horny spine above each eye
subtype: #pit_viper__pitviper New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head
subtype: #copperhead__Agkistrodon_contortrix common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
subtype: #cottonmouth__water_moccasin__watermoccasin__cottonmouth_moccasin__cottonmouthmoccasin__agkistrodonpiscivoru venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
subtype: #rattlesnake pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
subtype: #diamondback_rattlesnake__diamondbackrattlesnake__diamondback__crotalusadamanteu large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
subtype: #timber_rattlesnake__banded_rattlesnake__Crotalus_horridus_horridus widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
subtype: #canebrake_rattlesnake__canebrakerattlesnake__canebrake_rattler__canebrakerattler__Crotalus_horridus_atricaudatus southern variety
subtype: #prairie_rattlesnake__prairie_rattler__Western_rattlesnake__Crotalus_viridis widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
subtype: #horned_rattlesnake__sidewinder__Crotalus_cerastes small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an S-shaped curve
subtype: #Western_diamondback_rattlesnake__Western_diamondback__Crotalus_atrox largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: #rock_rattlesnake__Crotalus_lepidus mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest
subtype: #tiger_rattlesnake__tigerrattlesnake__Crotalus_tigris having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
subtype: #Mojave_rattlesnake__Crotalus_scutulatus extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to w. Texas and into Mexico
subtype: #speckled_rattlesnake__Crotalus_mitchellii markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of sw Arizona and Baja California
subtype: #massasauga_rattler__massasauga__Sistrurus_catenatus pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
subtype: #ground_rattler__massasauga__Sistrurus_miliaris small pygmy rattlesnake
subtype: #fer-de-lance__Bothrops_atrops large extremely venomous pit viper of Central and South America
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