Two recently-arrived Mangshan pit vipers, one of the world’s rarest and most colorful species of snake, are just a subway ride away in the Bronx. The new hatchlings were born this past Aug. 7 at ...

Noble and Schmidt1 have shown that the facial pit of the pit vipers (Crotalinæ) is a sensory organ enabling the snakes to detect warm-blooded animals in absolute darkness. Their work indicates ...

news Environment. Eyelash pit viper boom: Dallas Zoo welcomes 6 to its scaly family Eyelash vipers hatch at Dallas Zoo for the first time in a decade. Here’s how and when to see them.