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Pit Viper
Calloselasma rhodostoma
The Malayan pit viper is a stout, irritable Southeast Asian ambush hunter responsible for many bites in Thai and Vietnamese plantations.
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List of Snakes That Start With P
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Pope Pit Viper
Trimeresurus popeiorum
A slender green arboreal pit viper of Southeast Asian rainforests, named for the American herpetologist Clifford H. Pope.
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Puff Adder
Bitis arietans
A stout, broadly distributed African viper responsible for more snakebite injuries on the continent than any other species.
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