found that the vipers' zig-zag pattern doesn't serve one camouflage function, but all three. According to the team, the pattern helps to hide the viper from detection. However, once detected ...

The West African Gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros), one of the largest in Africa and a master of camouflage, has dark spots in the geometrical pattern of its skin that are deep, velvety black and ...

Languages: English, Spanish The snakes hidden in the image are eastern copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix), a venomous species of pit viper found across eastern parts of North America.

Interestingly, part of the Gaboon viper’s intricate camouflage is made up of stark black patches that can only truly be appreciated via a scanning electron microscope. “The black coloration ...

The lush rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa are a place where dense forest cover and shifting shadows provide ...

This exceptional camouflage makes the Gaboon Viper a master of ambush predation. While not a reptile, the Blue Poison Dart ...

And while it’s definitely an impressive showcase of camouflage, hunting skills, and wiggling, the Sahara sand viper still can’t hold a candle to the spider-tailed horned viper, which does ...