101. Vipers, Rattlesnakes, Moccasins, And Relatives (from Snake) --  Britannica Stud Vipers, Rattlesnakes, Moccasins, and Relatives (from snake) Members of the familyViperidae are characterized by a pair of large fangs in the front of the http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-208161

Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in This Article's Table of Contents Introduction Physical Characteristics Skeleton Jaws and Teeth ... Cobras, Mambas, Coral Snakes, and Relatives Vipers, Rattlesnakes, Moccasins, and Relatives Evolution Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Hardcover) Price: USD $15.95 The Scrabble player's bible on sale! Save 30%. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Price: USD $19.95 Save big on America's best-selling dictionary. Discounted 38%! More Britannica products snake  Student Encyclopedia Article Page 25 of 26 The twin-spotted rattlesnake ( Crotalus pricei Members of the family Viperidae snake... (75 of 5119 words) var mm = [["Jan.","January"],["Feb.","February"],["Mar.","March"],["Apr.","April"],["May","May"],["June","June"],["July","July"],["Aug.","August"],["Sept.","September"],["Oct.","October"],["Nov.","November"],["Dec.","December"]]; To cite this page: MLA style: "snake."

102. Droplets Of Life Or Death: The Venom Of Caucasian Vipers By Mark Hopkins Caucasian Vipers Azerbaijanis are operating two snake farms where they collectand process venom. One is close to Baku in Aksu near the Jeyran Batan http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/32_folder/32_articles/32_vipers.ht

Summer 1995 (3.2) Droplets of Life or Death The Venom of Caucasian Vipers by Mark Hopkins Above left: Snakes are kept as pairs in cages with controlled temperature. Here a specialist carefully lifts the snake out of its cage with a stick. Snake venom is used for medicinal purposes. The venom of Caucasian Vipers of Azerbaijan has a special ability to stop bleeding in extremely difficult cases when nothing else works. Above right: Milking the Snake. With extreme attention and caution, the specialist holds the jaws of the snake open with his thumb and middle finger while controlling the snake's head with his forefinger. With his other hand he holds glass vial under the fangs to collect the venom. Another assistant applies a slight electric shock (varying from two to five watts according to the size of the snake) for a brief one or two seconds. The process is extremely quick. When shocked, the snake reacts and releases a few drops of venom. Bottom left: Caucasian Viper.

103. UT Austin College Of Engineering -- May 31, 2001 News Release Heatseeking vipers may help with US defense, UT Austin researcher finds In contrast, Pearce said, the snake s heat detector operates at normal http://www.engr.utexas.edu/news/articles/20010531145/index.cfm

Skip to Main Content Skip to Section Navigation Search Search Engineering Home News News Releases May 2001 ... Visual Guidelines Quick Links Quick Links Engineering Home Engineering News Academic Departments Prospective Students Current Students Faculty Staff Alumni The College Research Directory Continuing Education Corporate Relations Giving To The College Heat-seeking vipers may help with U.S. defense, UT Austin researcher finds May 31, 2001 Researchers hope that when they unravel the secrets of the pit viper's intricate search-and-destroy mechanism, the principles may be applied on a much larger scale to protect the nation from enemy missiles, and to help pilots flying dangerous missions evade enemy weaponry. "The Air Force wants to see if they can mimic the biological system and get a better missile dectector," Pearce said. Pearce's specialty is called thermography, the measurement of the heat energy that is radiated by any object above a temperature of Absolute Zero (minus 273 degrees Centigrade). Pearce said the viper's remarkable heat sensing system responds to temperature changes much less than one-thousandth of a degree centigrade. The equipment is fragile and needs frequent servicing because it is subject to tremendous vibrations in the aircraft tail. The equipment must be cooled to temperatures well below minus 200 degrees Centigrade. In contrast, Pearce said, the snake's heat detector operates at normal temperatures.

104. EMedicine - Snake Envenomations, Moccasins : Article By Sean P Bush, MD, FACEP Snake Envenomations, Moccasins Moccasins are pit vipers, which may be identifiedby a heat-sensing pit anteroinferior to each eye, elliptical pupils, http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic539.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Emergency Medicine Environmental Snake Envenomations, Moccasins Last Updated: November 2, 2004 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: Agkistrodon genus, cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus, copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix, cantil, Agkistrodon bilineatus, mamushi, Agkistrodon blomhoffii, Siberian pit viper, Agkistrodon halys, Central Asian pit viper, Agkistrodon intermedius, Malayan pit viper, Calloselasma rhodostoma, hundred-pace snake, Deinagkistrodon acutus AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 11 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Sean P Bush, MD, FACEP , Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Sean P Bush, MD, FACEP, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians Society for Academic Emergency Medicine , and Wilderness Medical Society Editor(s): Robert Norris, MD

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