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Bookmark or Share- Viper Animal Facts - A-Z AnimalsVipers are a species of venomous snakes that have two large, mobile fangs. This family of snakes has been around for more than 50 million years and has been divided into three subgroups. These snakes have developed several unique traits, such as heat-sensitive pits and sound-producing rattles.
- Viper | Venomous, Pit Vipers, Rattlesnakes | BritannicaViper, (family Viperidae), any of more than 200 species of venomous snakes belonging to two groups: pit vipers (subfamily Crotalinae) and Old World vipers (subfamily Viperinae), which are considered separate families by some authorities. They eat small animals and hunt by striking and envenomating.
- Viper - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting FactsReptilia. Squamata. Viperidae. By. Animals Network Team. A Viper is any number of venomous snake species in the Viperidae family. Researchers recognize hundreds of different species of Vipers, and place them in three different subfamilies. They group the species into “true,” pit, and Fea’s Vipers.
- Viper Facts - IUCN Viper Specialist Group (VSG)Learn more about Vipers and get answers to frequently asked questions about these snakes. Photo by Scott Trageser. How many species of vipers are there in the world? What is the differences and similarities between vipers and the other snakes? Where are vipers found? Why do vipers have vertical pupils? What are fangs?
- About Vipers, Family Viperidae - ThoughtCoVipers (Viperidae) are a group of snakes known for their long fangs and venomous bite. Vipers include true vipers, bush vipers, rattlesnakes, pit vipers, adders and night adders. Venomous Fangs. The fangs of vipers are long and hollow and enable the snake to inject venom into animals that it bites.
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