In this column, I discuss the largest group of venomous snakes found in the Southeast — pit vipers. The Southeast is home to copperheads, cottonmouths and three kinds of rattlesnakes ...

It’s the largest venomous snake in the Americas ... The bushmaster is a pit viper, which means it uses heat-sensing pits on each side of its head as infrared sensors. Basically, they see ...

They took a closer look and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Protobothrops flavirostris, or the Vang Vieng lance-headed pit viper. A Protobothrops flavirostris, or Vang Vieng ...