Names: Adder, bastard rattlesnake, black adder, black blowing viper, black hog-nosed snake, black viper snake, blauser, blower, blowing adder, blowing snake, blowing viper, buckwheat-nose snake, calico snake, checkered adder, chuck head, common spreading adder, deaf adder, flat-head, flat-headed adder, hissing snake, hissing viper, mountain moccasin, poison viper, puff adder, red snake, rock adder, sand adder, sand viper, spotted viper, spread-head moccasin, spread-head snake, spread-head viper.
Average length: 20-33 in.
Juveniles: They have the same patterns and colors, but are more of a pinkish color.
Habitats: Sandy soils or fields.
Fun fact: These snakes are rear-fanged venomous, which is where their fangs point backwards. This makes it so that they inject the venom into their prey as they’re eating it, hence why they are not dangerous to humans.