#Viperidae

[herpsandbirds]

Panamint Rattlesnakes (Crotalus stephensi), males engaged in combat, likely on the scent trail of a female, family Viperidae, southern CA, USA

Venomous.

photograph by Chris Trent The Rattlesnake Conservancy

[snototter]

A northern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) in Arkansas, USA

by Alan

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Animals usually use bright colors as a warning to others that they're dangerous, but that isn't always the case. Eyelash vipers come in pink, green, or yellow, and they can use those colors to hide among bunches of bananas! Because of their ability to hide in plain sight, Bothriechis schlegelii has occasionally been shipped to other countries among exports of bananas.

(Image: An eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) by Geoff Gallice)

If you send me proof that you’ve made a donation to UNRWA or another organization benefiting Palestinians, I’ll make art of any animal of your choosing.

[exotic-venom]

female blue T. insularis sitting on top of a piece of blue agate

[nature-scares-me]

a big viper, a tiny viper and a lizard

[nippongoto]

サキシマハブ

水溜まりを見つめる腹ペコさん。

[faunalregion]

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

[birdblues]

Blotched Palm-pit Viper

[reanimateobjects]

[herpsandbirds]

Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis), family Viperidae, from West Africa

Venomous.

photograph by Chris Gillette

[snototter]

Jerdon's pit viper (Protobothrops jerdonii) in Hubei, China

by cowyeow

[tumbltag]

Get very here now

[raw-wild]

White-lipped Pit Viper | Thor Håkonsen

[paleozoey]

[nippongoto]

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