Channel: Kevin Messenger
Category: Pets & Animals
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Description: Friends and I went looking for Jerdon's pit-viper in Hubei Province, China in early July 2017. Jerdon's pit-viper, though venomous, has caused very few fatalities (if any). These vipers primarily eat lizards and mice. These animals were captured as part of an on-going research project, and after being photographed, were released at their point of capture.