The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers, [2][3] 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 …

This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, [1] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus.

2021年12月3日 · The Crotalinae is generally referred to as Pit Vipers or Crotaline Vipers; from ancient Greece, krotalon – castanet or rattle of a rattlesnake. The Pit Vipers are the only Viperids located in America.

A Pit Viper, sometimes spelled “pitviper,” is any number of different species in the subfamily Crotalinae. Researchers recognize them as one of the several groups which make up the Viperidae family. Scientists acknowledge at least 151 different species. Their name comes from the heat sensing pits on their heads.

Pit viper, any species of viper (subfamily Crotalinae) that has, in addition to two movable fangs, a heat-sensitive pit organ between each eye and nostril which together help it accurately aim its strike at its warm-blooded prey. Pit vipers are found from deserts to rainforests, primarily in the

viper, (family Viperidae), any of more than 200 species of venomous snakes belonging to two groups: pit vipers (subfamily Crotalinae) and Old World vipers (subfamily Viperinae), which are considered separate families by some authorities. They eat small animals and hunt by striking and envenomating their prey.

3 天之前 · Scientists found dangerous 2-foot-long snake with venomous bite and discovered a new species: Vang Vieng lance-headed pit viper, study said.

Pit vipers are venomous snakes that use heat-sensing pits to hunt their prey. These amazing snakes can be found on several continents, and in a wide variety of habitats.

Pitvipers are represented by 22 different genera across North America, Mesoamerica, South America, and Asia. The most diverse genera include the lanceheads (genus Bothrops), the rattlesnakes (genus Crotalus), the Asian moccasins (genus Gloydius), and the Bamboo pitvipers (genus Trimeresurus).

Pit vipers are the largest group of venomous snakes in the United States and are involved in an estimated 150,000 bites annually of dogs and cats. 1 Approximately 99% of all venomous snake bites in the United States are inflicted by pit vipers.