Pit vipers
Posted by Amber on November 5, 2009 on 7:05 pm | In Reptiles, Science | No Comments 
There are 200 species of venomous snakes known as pit vipers. The viper family is divided into two groups known as Viperinae and Crotalinae. This group of snakes of snakes is where pit vipers come in. Rattlesnakes are known as pit vipers too. Pit vipers are found in eastern to southeastern parts of the United States of America. The two main parts of pit vipers live in central and south america. Some of the only pit vipers that hatch from eggs are Bushmasters.
Cottonmouths
Posted by Amber on October 24, 2009 on 9:28 am | In Reptiles, Science | No CommentsCottonmouths belong to a family called pit vipers. All pit vipers have pits beneath their eyes that sense heat. Rattlesnakes and copperheads are pit vipers.A cottonmouth opens it’s mouth to scare away predators. They live in the southern and southeastern they live in the swamps of Florida, Louisiana and parts of Texas. They can live as far north as Virgina,Kentucky, and parts of Illinois. Cottonmouths can swim with their heads above the water. Cottonmouths start at broods.
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