Why they are called Viperine snakes

They mimic the appearance of vipers of the genus Vipera (possibly Macrovipera as well) and when they feel threatened, they flatten their heads, puff up their bodies, hiss and do mock strikes with the mouth closed.

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Pets & Animals

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• natrix
• maura
• viperine
• snake
• batesian
• mimicry
• viper
• vipera
• macrovipera

[Doberking]

Snakes don't really tame? Complete nonsense- many species become very tame.

[SAsgarters]

I bet we have different ideas of what "tame" means.

[puntolover21]

is he actually tame?

i luc snakes=[]

[SAsgarters]

Snakes don't really tame, but usually they learn to tolerate you.

This is a snake that I almost never handle. He'll musk me 90% of the time.

[despeleta]

man...that's a great lookin snake!!!

looks like he'd do a number on ya!

cool vid...

[SAsgarters]

Thanks. :)

[ThatAnimalGuy]

Wow those things have really fast strikes!!! We have similar mimicry here in the US, with Nerodia puffing up and mimicking Agkistrodon.

[SAsgarters]

Thanks. :)

[SAsgarters]

Thanks.

[SAsgarters]

Thank you.