The pit viper has a wide distribution range, covering most of China, and is a relatively common snake. However, not everyone knows it very well. So today, the editor will give you some popular science information about it, let's take a look~

I. Basic information

[Chinese name]Viper

[Latin name] Agkistrodon halys

[Another name] Anti-nosed snake, white-flowered snake, ground flat snake

[Kingdom] animal kingdom

【phylum】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate subphylum

【Class】Reptiles

【Order】Snakes

[Suborder] Neoserpentine

[Family] Viperidae

[Subfamily] Viperidae

[Genus] Viperidae

II. Appearance characteristics

The body length of the pit viper is about 60-70 cm. The body color varies greatly, and the color is not very fixed; the head is triangular; the back of the head has dark markings in the shape of ∧; the neck is thin; there are cheek sockets between the eyes and the nostrils.

The color of the back is light brown or reddish-brown; there are two rows of dark brown round spots in the center of the back; the color of the abdomen is gray-white or gray-dark brown, with some small tan or dark-brown spots. ; There is a row of star-shaped and irregular black-brown thick spots between the lateral dorsal scales and the ventral scales; the tip of the tail is black.

III. Habits

1. Habitat

There are many places where pit vipers live, such as low-altitude mountains, plains, hills, grasses, and shrubs clumps, ditches, and fields.

2. Eating habits

Pit vipers are carnivores, mainly eating small lizards, rodents, frogs, birds and insects.

PS: Their eating habits are affected by temperature. When the temperature is lower than 10 degrees Celsius, they do not eat; when the temperature is lower than 5 degrees Celsius, they will enter a state of hibernation; when the temperature is 20-25 degrees Celsius, they will hunt a lot; when the temperature is above 30 degrees Celsius, they will stop Prey and rest in caves.

3. Breeding method

The breeding method of pit vips is ovoviviparous, and the breeding time is from May to September every year; female snakes can produce 2-8 young snakes at a time ; The body length of a newborn snake is 14-19 cm and its weight is 21-32 g.

IV. Toxicity

The venomous pit viper is strong. Once bitten, it needs to be treated in time, otherwise it will be life-threatening.

PS: After being bitten by a pit viper, the main symptoms are local swelling and pain, pale complexion, sweating, increased heart rate and fear of cold.

V. Species

Pitviper is a general term for animals under the Viperidae subfamily Viperidae. , Bamboo leaf greens, palm pit vips, armor pit vipers, pointed snout pit vipers, and spearhead pit vipers, etc.

Okay, the introduction of the pit viper, the editor will stop here! Do you guys understand? If you have anything to say, you can leave a message in the comment section~