crotalidae

• Таксономическое семейство ядовитых ямкоголовых змей, обитающих в Новом Свете, включающее гремучих змей, медноголовых щитомордников и водяных щитомордников.

A taxonomic family of venomous pit vipers native to the New World, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths.

proper noun

1. Pit vipersC2formalscientific

   A family of venomous snakes found in the Americas, characterized by heat-sensing pits between the eyes and nostrils.

   Ямкоголовые змеи

   • The Crotalidae family includes rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths.
   • These pit vipers use their heat-sensing pits to detect warm-blooded prey.
   • Crotalidae venom is hemotoxic, affecting blood and tissue.