Reptiles > Viperids & Squamata
OverviewThe Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), historically recognized as one of the most familiar and common venomous serpents in the eastern United States, is an attractive, medium-sized pit viper belonging to the subfamily Crotalinae within the viper family...
Reptiles > Viperids & Squamata
OverviewThe Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), celebrated across the American Southwest as the legendary ‘coon-tail’ rattler, is a massive, heavy-bodied venomous pit viper belonging to the subfamily Crotalinae within the viper family...
Reptiles > Viperids & Squamata
OverviewThe Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), historically revered in early American history as the iconic coiled serpent featured on the famous ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ Gadsden flag, is a heavy-bodied, venomous pit viper belonging to the subfamily...
Reptiles > Viperids & Squamata
OverviewThe Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is a thick-bodied, heavily built venomous viper belonging to the true viper family Viperidae within the squamate suborder Serpentes. Ubiquitous across nearly the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa—from the southern borders of the...
