pit viper

Noun pit viper has 1 sense

• pit viper(n = noun.animal) - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head;
is a kind of viper
is a member of crotalidae, family crotalidae
has particulars: agkistrodon contortrix, copperhead, agkistrodon piscivorus, cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, water moccasin, rattler, rattlesnake, bothrops atrops, fer-de-lance