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The groups of snakes represented here include rattlesnakes, lanceheads, and Asian pit vipers. The type genus for this subfamily is Crotalus , of which the type species is the timber rattlesnake , C. horridus .
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus 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.
The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning ' pit ', and ὄψ, ops, meaning ' eye ' or ' face ', together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs. Members of this genus are responsible for more human deaths in the Americas than any other group of venomous snakes. [2] Currently, 48 ...
Bothrops jararaca—known as the jararaca [4] or yarara [5] —is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The specific name, jararaca, is derived from Old Tupi îararaka. Within its geographic range, it is often abundant and is an important cause of snakebite. [4]
Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus [1] of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). All rattlesnakes are vipers.Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such as birds and rodents.
This snake was found on the edge of a creek in Oklahoma. Agkistrodon piscivorus is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. It is one of the world's few semiaquatic vipers (along with the Florida cottonmouth), and is native to the Southeastern United States. [5]
Bothrops bilineatus, also known as the two-striped forest-pitviper, [3] [4] parrotsnake, [5] Amazonian palm viper, [6] or green jararaca, [3] [7] is a highly venomous pit viper species found in the Amazon region of South America. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [3]
Protobothrops jerdonii, also known commonly as Jerdon's pit viper, [3] [4] the yellow-speckled pit viper, and the oriental pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to India, Nepal, Myanmar, China, and Vietnam.