Viperidae

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Related to Viperidae: Elapidae, Colubridae

Vi·per·i·dae

(vī-per'i-dē),

A family of poisonous Old World snakes, the true vipers, composed of about 50 species and characterized by two relatively long caniculated fangs at the front of the upper jaw that are attached to movable bones, allowing them to be erect during the bite when the mouth is open, and folded into a palatal skin fold when the jaws are shut.

[L. vipera, viper]

Viperidae

(vī-per′ĭ-dē) [L. vipera, snake or serpent + -idea]

The scientific name for a family of venomous snakes found nearly worldwide, having long, hinged fangs allowing deep penetration and injection of venom. The family includes the European viper, gaboon viper, puff adder, Russel viper, and saw-scaled viper.

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Entre los reptiles venezolanos, solo las familias Elapidae y Viperidae, incluyen serpientes cuyos venenos son capaces de provocar alteraciones fisiopatologicas que pueden conducir a la muerte del paciente (Navarrete et al.

First report of human envenomation by Porthidium lansbergii hutmanni (Serpentes, Viperidae) in Isla de Coche, northeast of Venezuela/ Primer reporte de envenenamiento humano causado por Porthidium lansbergii hutmanni (Serpentes, Viperidae) en la Isla de Coche, Estado Nueva Esparta, Noreste de Venezuela

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A familia Viperidae possui cerca de 260 especies (KELLY et al.

Spatial patterns of viperid species richness in South America: environmental temperature vs. biochemical kinetics/Padroes espaciais da riqueza de especies de viperideos na America do Sul: temperatura ambiental vs. cinetica-bioquimica

taxispilota Georgia Camp (1980) North Carolina Collins (1969) Seminatrix pygaea Florida Parker (1941) Viperidae Agkistrodon piscivorus Louisiana Rabalais (1969) leucostoma A.

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The highly accessible text describes the behavior and care in captivity of venomous snakes from the Elapidae family (cobras, kraits, coral snakes); Viperidae family (adders, vipers); and Crotalidae family (pitvipers).

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The ability of pitvipers (family Viperidae, subfamily Crotalinae) to detect thermal (infrared) cues arising from endothermic prey is well documented, especially during the initial (prestrike) stages of predatory episodes (see Molenaar, 1992, for a review).