Crotalidae
Of reptile family and Serpentes. May also be referred to as family Crotalidae.
New World vipers: pit vipers.
This concept's ID is @1~8895
Reptile Genus
- Crotalus
Large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey.
- Agkistrodon
Copperheads.
- Sistrurus
Pygmy rattlesnakes.
- Bothrops
Fer-de-lance.
Pit Viper
- rattlesnake
Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken.
- pit viper
New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head.