Bush vipers belong to the scientific family called Viperidae, which means they’re cousins to rattlesnakes and other vipers around the world!
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Many bush vipers climb and live in bushes, low trees, or foliage about 1–2 meters (3-6 feet) above the ground. Some species also climb higher into the understory, even up to ~6 meters (about 20 feet).
A frilled lizard’s tongue is bright pink or yellow and helps it “smell” the air by picking up scent particles — kind of like how snakes check out their world!
Green tree pythons are great at hiding and can curl their flexible bodies tightly between branches and leaves, helping them stay safely hidden in the rainforest treetops!
Adult green tree pythons usually weigh about 1.1 to 1.6 kilograms—that’s about as heavy as a big bag of potatoes!