a heat-sensitive pit located on the side of the head between the eye and the nostril. A pit viper uses the pit in total darkness to detect the presence of warm-blooded prey, such as mice or rats ...

a heat-sensitive pit located on the side of the head between the eye and the nostril. A pit viper uses the pit in total darkness to detect the presence of warm-blooded prey such as mice or rats ...

Their “short” tails have a “series of white spots.” The head of an Ovophis zhaoermii, or Guanyinshan mountain pit viper. Photos from Liu, Hou, Mo, Li, Li, Luo, Rao and Li (2025 ...

Despite being the largest pit viper in the world ... It simply observed us, turning its head to follow our movements. Apparently, it did not feel threatened by our presence.

During their herpetological surveys, they collected some specimens of Gloydius, a genus of venomous pit vipers endemic to Asia ... larger eyes (related to the head) and a continuous regular ...

Their bodies are “long” and “thin,” reaching more than a foot long, researchers said, and their triangular head has an ... the red-barred green pit viper. The snakes are similar to ...