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pit viper
pit vipern. Any of various venomous snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae, such as the copperhead, rattlesnake, or fer-de-lance, characterized by a small sensory pit below each eye.pit viper n (Animals) any venomous snake of the New World family Crotalidae, having a heat-sensitive organ in a pit on each side of the head: includes the rattlesnakes pit′ vi`per
n. any of various vipers, as the rattlesnake and copperhead, that have a heat-sensitive pit above each nostril. [1880–85] pit viper Any of various venomous snakes having a small pit below each eye that is used to sense heat. Their fangs are hollow and folded back in the mouth when the snake is not striking prey. Pit vipers are mostly found in the Western Hemisphere and include the cottonmouth and rattlesnakes.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the headviper - venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jawCrotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipersAgkistrodon contortrix, copperhead - common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United StatesAgkistrodon piscivorus, cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, water moccasin - venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United Statesrattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shakenBothrops atrops, fer-de-lance - large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America |
pit viper
pit viper, poisonous snakesnake,
common name for an elongated, limbless reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the xlizards. Most snakes live on the ground, but some are burrowers, arboreal, or aquatic; one group is exclusively marine. In temperate climates they hibernate.
..... Click the link for more information. of the family Crotalidae, primarily a New World family. Like the Old World true vipersviper,
any of a large number of heavy-bodied, poisonous snakes of the family Viperidae, characterized by erectile, hypodermic fangs. The fangs are folded back against the roof of the mouth except when the snake strikes. Vipers are distributed throughout Eurasia and Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. (family Viperidae), pit vipers have long, hollow, erectile fangs that are folded back against the roof of the mouth except when the snake is striking. In addition, the pit vipers have developed special organs of heat reception that help them to sense warm-blooded animals, an ability that is especially useful at night, when many of them hunt. These organs consist of pits, for which the group is named, located just behind the nostrils and covered with a temperature-sensitive membrane. Some pit vipers may also use these organs to find cool refuges from inhospitable daytime temperatures. The largest group of pit vipers is the rattlesnakerattlesnake,
poisonous New World snake of the pit viper family, distinguished by a rattle at the end of the tail. The head is triangular, being widened at the base. The rattle is a series of dried, hollow segments of skin, which, when shaken, make a whirring sound.
..... Click the link for more information. genus Crotalus, found in North, Central, and N South America. Other New World forms are the fer-de-lancefer-de-lance
, highly poisonous snake, Bothrops atrox, found in tropical South America and the West Indies. A pit viper, related to the bushmaster and the rattlesnake, it has heat-sensitive organs on the head for detecting its warm-blooded prey.
..... Click the link for more information. (genus Bothrops) and the bushmasterbushmaster,
large venomous snake, Lachesis muta, of Central America and N South America. It is a member of the pit viper family, which also includes the rattlesnake. The largest New World snake, it reaches a length of 8 to 12 ft (2.5–5.5 m).
..... Click the link for more information. (genus Lachesis). The genus Ancistrodon includes the copperheadcopperhead,
poisonous snake, Ancistrodon contortrix, of the E United States. Like its close relative, the water moccasin, the copperhead is a member of the pit viper family and detects its warm-blooded prey by means of a heat-sensitive organ behind the nostril.
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or cottonmouth,
highly venomous snake, Ancistrodon piscivorus, of the swamps and bayous of the S United States. Like the closely related copperhead, it is a pit viper and has a heat-sensitive organ for detecting warm-blooded prey.
..... Click the link for more information. , as well as about a dozen Asian species. Pit vipers are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, family Crotalidae. pit viper
viper [vi´per] 1. any snake of the viperid and crotalid families (the true vipers and the pit vipers).2. a term sometimes used to refer to any venomous snake.Old World viper true viper.pit viper any of a family of venomous snakes found in North America including the many types of rattlesnakes (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus), as well as the copperheads and moccasins" >water moccasins (both of genus Agkistrodon).Russell's viper Vipera russellii, a viper" >true viper of Southeast Asia whose venom (venom" >Russell's viper venom) is used in blood tests.true viper any of a large family of venomous snakes found in Africa, parts of Europe, Asia, and adjacent islands, but not in the Americas or Australia; it includes cobras and adders, among others. Called also Old World viper, viperid, and viperine.pit vipern. Any of various venomous snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae, such as the copperhead, rattlesnake, or fer-de-lance, characterized by a small sensory pit below each eye.LegalSeePitFinancialSeepitpit viper
Words related to pit vipernoun New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the headRelated Words- viper
- Crotalidae
- family Crotalidae
- Agkistrodon contortrix
- copperhead
- Agkistrodon piscivorus
- cottonmouth
- cottonmouth moccasin
- water moccasin
- rattler
- rattlesnake
- Bothrops atrops
- fer-de-lance
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