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Recent Examples of pit viper
On top of that, many snakes, including pit vipers, have infrared vision.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
Specifically that means pit vipers, which includes timber rattlesnakes (found in Connecticut) and copperheads and water moccasins.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
This behavior might stem from the presence of several nearby predators, including larger geckos and pit vipers, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
The new species, compared to other pit vipers, has slightly smaller males while females are a bit bigger than others, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
Specifically that means pit vipers, which includes timber rattlesnakes (found in Connecticut) and copperheads and water moccasins.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
This behavior might stem from the presence of several nearby predators, including larger geckos and pit vipers, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
The new species, compared to other pit vipers, has slightly smaller males while females are a bit bigger than others, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit viper
Noun
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The garter snakes were all safely released on the same property away from where the crews were digging.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Apartments would transform into humid hothouses, the perfect habitat for mosquitoes, water snakes, fungus, and rushes.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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Waterfowl glided near us, a water snake slithered by.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to wildlife specialist Kayla Jobe, who spoke with KOKI, bull snakes are not venomous and can be helpful to have near (but not in) your home since the reptile eats small rodents.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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The backyard was home to a population of wildlife, such as bull snakes, racoons and skunks.—
Dana Oland,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2024
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The reptile seen in the Ring footage was a rat snake.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Though rat snakes pose no direct threat to humans, their presence inside a home is still enough to send a chill down any resident's spine.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Gray foxes are said to reside here along with reptiles like the smooth green snake and eastern milk snake, as well as numerous birds, including the Virginian rail, Henslow’s sparrow, bobolink and eastern meadowlark.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Like when my husband assured me that the snake right outside the door was a rattler, so the poor gopher snake died needlessly.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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In Hawaii, a gopher snake could threaten the food chain because the species has no natural predators in the state.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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Large but docile eastern indigo snakes rule the forest floor, though their rosy cheeks and lustrous bodies are rarely seen.—
Elise Bennett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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The conservation program has now released 209 Eastern indigo snakes in Florida as part of efforts to revitalize the population of the rare species, The Nature Conservancy announced.—
Olivia Lloyd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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“Pit viper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20viper. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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