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Also known as the viper family, viperid, viperids, vipers

Vipers are snakes in the family Viperidae, found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. All vipers are venomous, and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs that permit deep envenomation of their prey. Three subfamilies are currently recognized. They are also known as viperids. The name "viper" is derived from the Latin word vipera, -ae, also meaning viper, possibly from vivus ("living") and parere ("to beget"), referring to the trait viviparity (giving live birth) common in vipers like most of the

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Vipers are a family of venomous snakes found across most of the world, equipped with long, hinged fangs that allow them to inject venom deeply into their prey. They are notable for being venomous and for giving live birth rather than laying eggs, which distinguishes them from many other snake species.

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Species

huggormar

Family

PhylumChordata
OrderSquamata
FamilyViperidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

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Research

6,579 papers

Hump-nosed viper bite: an important but under-recognized cause of systemic envenoming.ReviewThe journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2014Shivanthan MC, Yudhishdran J, Navinan R et al.DOI: 10.1186/1678-9199-20-24
Viper's blood and bile.Lancet (London, England) · 1997Zhang QY, Wang BF, Huang MH et al.DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)11088-6
Ultrasound-Guided Compression Method Effectively Counteracts Russell's Viper Bite-Induced Pseudoaneurysm.Toxins · 2022Senthilkumaran S, Miller SW, Williams HF et al.DOI: 10.3390/toxins14040260
Pit viper thermography: the pit organ used by crotaline snakes to detect thermal contrast has poor spatial resolution.The Journal of experimental biology · 2022Clark RW, Bakken GS, Reed EJ et al.DOI: 10.1242/jeb.244478
Long-term health manifestations of hump-nosed pit viper (Genus: Hypnale) bites.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2023Rathnayaka RMMKN, Ranathunga PEAN, Kularatne SAMDOI: 10.1080/15563650.2023.2265549
Viper venoms drive the macrophages and hepatocytes to sequester and clear platelets: novel mechanism and therapeutic strategy for venom-induced thrombocytopenia.Archives of toxicology · 2021Shen C, Liu M, Mackeigan DT et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03154-5
Development of venom toxin-specific antibodies by DNA immunisation: rationale and strategies to improve therapy of viper envenoming.ReviewVaccine · 2004Harrison RADOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.09.046
Persistent pit viper envenomation in three dogs.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2019Schaer MDOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.05.013

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Commons category: Viperidae
taxon name: Viperidae
Commons gallery: Viperidae
taxon common name: hoggormer

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Description
Geographic range
Venom
Behavior
Prey tracking
Subfamilies
Sensory organs
Heat-sensing pits
Taxonomy
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Vipers are snakes in the family Viperidae, found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. All vipers are venomous, and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs that permit deep envenomation of their prey. Three subfamilies are currently recognized. They are also known as viperids. The name "viper" is derived from the Latin word vipera, -ae, also meaning viper, possibly from vivus ("living") and parere ("to beget"), referring to the trait viviparity (giving live birth) common in vipers like most of the species of Boidae. The earliest known vipers are believed to have diverged from the rest of the clade Caenophidia in the early Eocene.

==Description== thumb|226px|A Crotalus|rattlesnake skull, showing the long fangs used to inject venom

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Commons link is on Wikidata Snake families Taxa named by Nicolaus Michael Oppel Vipers