Cartopédie › Animals › Families
Own every animal of the family Viperidae.
Vipers have long hinged fangs. They stay folded against the palate when not in use. Pit vipers also have a heat-sensing pit between the eye and the nostril. The family occurs from Europe to Asia and Africa as well as in the Americas, but not in Australia.
The start of their anecdote. The album's other cards are for you to discover in the game.
Viperidae
Vipera berus · Least concern
'Striking snake' in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, 'zigzag viper' in Poland, after the pattern on its back: the adder's names tell of its looks and habits. Yet it is not aggressive, and usually bites only when stepped on or picked up. It is extremely widespread across Europe.
Photo: Benny Trapp (CC BY 3.0)
Viperidae
Agkistrodon contortrix · Least concern
The eastern copperhead is known by the dark hourglass-shaped bands on its reddish-brown body. Its newborns have green or yellow tail tips that darken within a year. An ambush predator, it takes up a promising spot and waits for prey to come by.
Photo: Peter Paplanus (CC BY 2.0)
Viperidae
Agkistrodon piscivorus · Least concern
Few vipers in the world are semiaquatic, and the cottonmouth is one of them, living by the slow streams, lakes and marshes of the southeastern United States. When threatened it coils its body and shows its fangs. The largest recorded, 188 cm long, was caught in the Dismal Swamp and given to the Philadelphia Zoo.
Photo: Ltshears (CC BY-SA 3.0)
One account, every theme. Free, no ads.
