-Viper:.Unlike
most reptiles, vipers,
aka
adders.(a
venomous {poisonous} snake of the family Viperidae, having a single pair
of long, hollow fangs and a thick, heavy body; also called adder).give
birth to live young!
The Savannah species of viper
can have 156 live babies! Others only about 60. Why?
-Diamondback
snake:.The.Pit
Viper.group
of rattlesnakes, which include the Diamondback, have 2 pits close to their
eyes that allow them to zero in with deadly accuracy on prey in the darkest
of nights. This is typical
of all rattlesnakes.
However,
antitypical
is the way they give birth. Like most Pit Vipers, except for the 12 foot
long highly poisonous American Bushmaster which lays eggs, the Diamondback
gives birth to live young.
There are 139 snakes of
the Pit Viper designation.
Rattlesnakes
can only sense vibrations. They can't even hear another snake's rattle.
What
is it that makes the rattle?
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