The spider-tailed horned viper has a spider-shaped appendage to attract birds ... Most, however, have grooves in their teeth ...

As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are ...

The Gaboon viper is native to rainforests of central, eastern, and western Africa. It is not an aggressive snake, but its two-inch fangs are the longest of any venomous snake, and it produces more ...

The saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus, is endemic to the Middle East ... The scales on the sides of their bodies are not only keeled but also serrated — just like the teeth of a saw. The snakes ...

and the Gaboon viper with its triangular head and long fangs. Each snake also has unique adaptations crucial to their survival in diverse ecosystems. Snakes are of all sizes and shapes ...

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake. In a 6ft (1.83m) long specimen they measured 2in (50mm). Snakes don’t blink as they have transparent eyelids that are fused shut.

The reptile, whose name in Hebrew is Land of Israel Viper, lives in the Jewish state, the West Bank, parts of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. (JTA) — Israel declared as its national snake a species ...

Each snake is equipped with a pair of long, curved, hollow fangs that connect with venom glands and fold ... waits for prey to come within striking distance. And as with all pit vipers, the eastern ...

The saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus ... bodies are not only keeled but also serrated — just like the teeth of a saw. The snakes compress their bodies into an “S” shape when threatened.