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Puff adders have a form of olfactory crypsis which has been shown to make detecting them difficult for trained dogs and meerkats, both scent-based predators. The exact nature of this ability is not known, but is hypothesized to be related to a low metabolic rate, as well as relocation after shedding and defecating.
Members of the genus are commonly known as African adders, [2] African vipers, [3] or puff adders. Description. Size variation within this genus is extreme, ...
Members of the genus are commonly known as hognose snakes, hog-nosed snakes, [3] North American hog-nosed snakes, [2] and colloquially puff adders [4] (though they should not be confused with the venomous African vipers of the genus Bitis).
Bitis, Puff adders Bitis albanica, Albany adder; Bitis arietans, Common puff adder Bitis arietans arietans, Common puff adder; Bitis arietans somalica, Somali puff adder; Bitis armata, Southern adder; Bitis atropos, Mountain adder; Bitis caudalis, Horned adder; Bitis cornuta, Many-horned adder; Bitis gabonica, Gaboon viper (3003 Viper)
Bitis nasicornis is a viper species belonging to the genus Bitis, part of a subfamily known as "puff-adders", [3] found in the forests of West and Central Africa. [1] [2] [4] This large viper is known for its striking coloration and prominent nasal "horns". [5] No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Puff Adder (Gordon Fraley) is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He made his debut in Captain America #337 (January 1988), created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Tom Morgan .