Like all pit vipers, this snake can detect body heat with the pits beneath its eyes. Small mammals succumb to a swift strike from venom-injecting fangs. Depending on factors like the frequency of its meals, the snake can shed its skin multiple times in one year. Each shed produces a new rattle.
Poephila cincta Due to their small range, any loss of habitat greatly affects the species. Conservation efforts have only slowed the decline thus far….
Leontopithecus chrysomelas Tamarin’s long, slender hands and fingers end in sharp claws that help them pick insects from their rainforest hiding places. These omnivorous…
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