An ecotour in Suriname brings the rare opportunity to observe the larges venomous snake in the Western Hemisphere.

Daltonganj: Green pit viper has been sighted in the jungles of the Bareysarn range of the south division of the Palamu Tiger ...

Pit vipers, along with several of their snake cousins, marry two senses to better locate prey at night: sight and a heat-detecting ability. Deep pits, which lie on each side of the snake's face ...

Intrigued by this “unusual” change in color, researchers caught several snakes, took a closer look at them, tested their DNA and realized they’d discovered a new species: Trimeresurus cryptographicus, ...

Fire chasers only lay their eggs in freshly burnt trees ... Here’s another animal that’s especially good at detecting heat: the pit viper. It’s called a pit viper because it has special ...

Cryptic green pit vipers have “long” and “thin” bodies, reaching about 24 inches in length, the study said. Their “triangular” heads have “large” eyes and a “flattened” snout.