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Pit Vipers Venomous Snakes Including Rattlesnakes Copperheads Cottonmouths

Front What are pit vipers?
Back These are venomous snakes, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths, that take their name from the small heat-sensing pits located just behind each nostril and in front of each eye.

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