What do vipers eat kids?

Vipers are predators, meaning that they eat other animals, their main diet is eating birds (including bird eggs), amphibians, such as frogs and toads, and other small reptiles like lizards and other smaller snakes.

What are the characteristics of a viper?

Vipers are characterized by a pair of long, hollow, venom-injecting fangs attached to movable bones of the upper jaw (the maxillaries) that are folded back in the mouth when not in use. Their eyes have vertical pupils, and their scales are keeled.

Are vipers deadly?

Vipers include some of the deadliest snakes. A viper has a stocky body, a wide head, and long, hinged fangs at the front of its mouth for injecting venom. The venom causes a very painful wound that can be fatal. Vipers target warm-blooded prey, such as rats and mice, and some hunt during the day.

Do vipers eat their mother?

When the viper is near to giving birth, her young do not wait for the loosening of nature but bite through her sides and burst out, killing their mother.

What animals eat vipers?

The top ten snake killers, in order, are:

• Mongoose.
• Honey Badger.
• King Cobra.
• Secretary Bird.
• Hedgehog.
• Kingsnake.
• Snake Eagle.
• Bobcat.

What is the deadliest snake in the world 2020?

Most Deadliest Snakes in the World

• Eastern Brown Snake.
• Blue Krait.
• Taipan.
• Black Mamba.
• Tiger Snake.
• Philippine Cobra.
• Saw Scaled Viper.
• Death Adder. We find this snake mostly in Australia and New Guinea.

What is the lifespan of a Viper?

Eyelash palm pit vipers can live more than 16 years in captivity, according to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Bushmasters typically live between 12 to 18 years in captivity, with a maximum recorded lifespan of 24 years, according to Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo.

What animal will eat a dead snake?

Actually, a whole bunch of different animal species kill snakes, including a ton of birds – owls, hawks, falcons, herons, etc. And many, many snake species eat only other snakes. So mostly, birds and other snakes are the most common predators of snakes. But plenty of mammals get in on the action too.