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The great basin rattlesnake is a smaller species of venomous pit viper which dwells in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. They are a subspecies of the western, aka prairie rattlesnake. Due to a lack of major threats and a stable population these vipers are listed as Least Concern […]

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The mamushi, aka Japanese moccasin, Japanese pit viper, Oichun snake, Japanese mamushi, or salmusa, hails from Japan & Russia. These venomous pit vipers tolerate a range of habitats including: open woodlands, grasslands, swamps, meadows, marshes, rocky hillsides, montane rocky outcroppings, and farmland. Sans hunting, trapping, and habitat destruction, these snakes […]

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The habu snake, aka Okinawa habu, Kume Shima habu, or princess habu, hails from the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, including the islands of Okinawa Amami. They prefer coastal habitats, forests, grasslands, shrublands, cultivated fields, old tombs, caves, and urban areas. Even though they face the threats of hunting, trapping, and invasive […]

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The copperhead is a venomous pit viper found throughout eastern and southeastern United States. They prefer deciduous forests and mixed woodlands. These snakes can also be found around rock outcroppings and ledges, but are also fond of low-lying, swampy areas too. Due to their wide distribution and stable numbers, these […]

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The golden lancehead is endemic to the Queimada Grande island, aka snake island. These deadly pit vipers are quick and are both terrestrial (spend their life on the ground) and arboreal (spend their lives in trees). So death awaits you from above and below. Travel to Queimada Grande island is […]

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The cottonmouth (aka water moccasin, black moccasin, and the black snake) is a venomous pit viper that resides in the southeastern parts of the United States. They prefer slow moving streams, swamps, marshes, edges of a lakes, ponds, or even brackish tidal estuaries. Even though their habitats are constantly being […]

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