Viper Snake

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Vipers live in rainy forest most of the times but they can be found in America, Africa and Eurasia also. Vipers like wet places more so they live in woodlands, riverbanks. The viper snakes food is small mammals, lizards and small birds. They are very quick in capturing the pray. Vipers can eject a very large amount of venom and they can decide how much to eject. The special ability of vipers is to adapt for the situation where they eject the venom, the more is required the more is ejected by viper. Viper can give a dry bite also in which no venom is ejected. Vipers common enemy is the snake eating birds, its because there small size. Humans also kill them for the skin.

Snakes are many in the world, but there is one snake species very special from others and that is viper snake. It’s a most robust species out there also the most talked about snake species out in the snake world. Here we will try to learn more about viper snakes, their habitat, their habits and special facts about viper snakes.

Let’s start with a description

Viper snakes are known by their colures. Many colures are present in the viper snakes. So what is the identification of viper snake? Viper snakes can open their mouth by 180 degree. That’s the identification you will get on the viper snake. The reason a viper snake can open its mouth 180 degree is that the two fangs present in its mouth is on a maxillary bone that can rotate back and forth. Another thing about the fangs is that they can fold back against the roof of the mouth when not in use. The different colures viper make it camouflages . Normally vipers are small in size when compared to other snakes. But due to the venom glands the head is quite distinct from the body.

Reproduction in vipers.

Viper name says , I live and I give birth. Normally when viper produce eggs, the female viper keep it in mouth until the young ones can get ready for the wilderness. And once the young once are ready, they are put into wild without there parents help to survive.

Venom of viper snake/bite of viper snake

Vipers venom is neurotoxin so when enters into prays body, it enables nervous breakdown and paralyze the body. So the bite of the viper is very strong and painful too. So if ever you have situation, in which a viper have bite a person, go to a doctor as early as possible.

Pit Vipers

Pit vipers are a special group of snakes which have special heat sensing system present in there mouth. So they can find there pray in the cold also. The pit is special organ in between eyes and the nostril. Eyelash viper is the example of the Pit Viper.

Gaboon Viper

Gaboon viper is a very Deadly snake found in africa. The special thing is it is very large in the size unlike other vipers. This too is a camouflages snake, making it indistinguishable from the surroundings.