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Vipera berus, also known as the common European adder [3] and the common European viper, [4] is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is extremely widespread and can be found throughout much of Europe, and as far as East Asia. [2] There are three recognised subspecies.
The common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]
Toggle Venomous subsection. 2.1 Pit Vipers (Crotalinae) 2.2 Elapid (Elapidae) ... This list of snakes of Florida includes all snakes in the U.S. state of Florida.
Nearly 200 snakes, representing 24 species that are among the “most dangerous in the world,” were bought and sold as part of an undercover illegal wildlife trafficking investigation in Florida ...
The love for snakes is a family affair for the Christoforus, who own 200 of the serpents — such as rare green tree pythons, Amazon basin boas, Boeleni pythons and two venomous species, including ...
The Florida cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti) is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the United States, where it occurs in southern Georgia and the Florida peninsula in nearly every type of wetlands in the region, including brackish water and offshore islands ...
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Its common names include asp, asp viper, [5] European asp, [6] and aspic viper, [7] among others. Like all other vipers, it is venomous . Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus ; not only can they be very painful, but approximately 4% of all untreated bites are fatal. [ 7 ]