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European viper Jumping viper (Bothrops nummifera). Snake / European viper, common viper, adder / Vipera berus / Reptile / Serpentes. Jararaca (Bothrops jararaca). rhinoceros viper rhinoceros viper Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus). saw-scaled viper Vipera aspis francisciredi Wagler's pit viper (Trimeresurus wagleri).
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Also known as: Viperidae
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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. Vipers are characterized by a pair of long, hollow, venom-injecting fangs attached to movable bones of the upper jaw (the maxillaries) that are folded back in the mouth when not in use. Their eyes have vertical pupils, and their scales are keeled. Vipers range in length from less than 25 cm (10 inches) in ...(100 of 350 words)

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