NOUN
- harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
- large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
How To Use puff adder In A Sentence
- The herpetofauna includes black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis, African puff adder Bitis arietans, west African sand boa Eryx muelleri, sand viper Cerastes cerastes, desert monitor lizard Varanus griseus and various species of gecko. Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger
- No, he likes the light here real good, but the puff adder is animal that has the longest fangs amongst any poisonous snake in the world.
- Other finds include: two highly venomous snakes -- a puff adder and a gaboon viper -- in a parcel from Tanzania; 1,000 live spiders, individually boxed, in a suitcase; and 26 rare birds of prey stuffed into plastic pipes flown in from Thailand. Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories
- And hiding in over 50 varieties of grasses, are snakes: among them the deadly rinkhals and puff adders.
- Their staple diet comprises rodents and snakes including the highly venomous Cape cobra and puff adder.
- The puff adder is a short, thick viper that is responsible for more bites than any other serpent in Africa. Puff This!
- And hiding in over 50 varieties of grasses, are snakes: among them the deadly rinkhals and puff adders.
- Snakes really are rather wonderful - I saw file snakes, puff adders and huge pythons.
- As I brought it into the light, I saw that it was a black variety of the puff adder, which is among the most poisonous serpents of Africa. In the Wilds of Africa
- Nine puff adders, seven Usambra mountain vipers and a green mamba were included.
