habitat and venom capabilities, but all have one common characteristic, 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 ...

As night settled across Laos, an elusive 2-foot-long predator emerged from its hiding place and began climbing along the ...

King cobras can’t sense heat like pit vipers, but they have better ... cobra weighs only up to 20 pounds. Gaboon Viper vs King Cobra: Location and Habitat Another big difference between the ...

Two Protobothrops flavirostris, or Vang Vieng lance-headed pit vipers, as seen in their natural habitat. Photos from J. Wohlschiess and P.L. Stenger via Grassby-Lewis, Brakels, Maury, Sitthivong ...