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The Chinese copperhead (Agkistrodon acutus) is a venomous snake of the pit viper family (Crotalidae). The Chinese copperhead grows to a length of about 120 cm and feeds on small mammals and amphibians.
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The copper head (Trigonocephalus contortrix) is a poisonous North American snake of the pit viper family (Crotalidae) allied to the rattlesnake. It is generally a small snake, but occasionally exceeds one metre in length. The
copper head bears living young, usually between four and eight at each birth. The snake lives in rocky and woody habitats and eats mice, other small mammals, frogs, lizards and insects. The colouration is generally a reddish body marked with brown crossbands and a reddish head.
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The cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) is species of aquatic North American venomous pit viper of the family Crotalidae found in the south-eastern USA living in any form of water including coastal marshes and rivers. The cottonmouth is a heavy-bodies, large snake growing to about 190 cm in length, olive, dark-brown or black in colour becoming darker with age. The cottonmouth is am opportunist feeder, eating both live prey and carrion and will eat whatever is available including fish, frogs, mammals and birds.
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Crotalidae is the 'Pit Vipers' sub-family of reptiles of the sub-order Serpentes (Snakes) comprising some seven genera and 130 species native mainly to the Americas with some found in south and south-east Asia. The members have a large, often triangular head which is distinct from a robust body by a relatively narrow neck. The members are characterized by a 'pit' situated on each side of the head between the nostril and the eye. This 'pit' is actually an infra-red heat sensitive detecting organ which presumably allows the animal to hunt in the dark.
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The Habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis) is a large venomous snake of the pit viper family Crotalidae found in Okinawa and others of the Ryukyu Islands.
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The Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a venomous North American species of rattle-snake of the pit viper family (Crotalidae). The Massasauga is found in generally central parts of the USA and also in Mexico in moist habitats such as swamps, marshes and bogs and also in plains in the drier locations. The
Massasauga is grey to light-brown in colour and grows to about 100 cm in length and has a row of between 21 and 50 dark brown to black dorsal blotches and three rows of small brown to black spots on each side of the body. The Massasauga seems to feed predominantly on voles and deer mice, but evidence has been found of other snakes being consumed on occasion.
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The rattlesnake is a name of various American venomous snakes of the genus Crotalus, of the pit-vipers family Crotalidae. They are distinguished by having a tail which terminates in a number of horny pieces which the animal vibrates to make a rattling sound.
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