All the snakes we'll be visiting belong to a group called the vipers.

接下来我们将遇到的所有蛇，都属于蝰蛇这个族群。

As of 2021, there are 368 species of viper worldwide.

截至 2021 年，世界各地共有 368 种蝰蛇。

And puff adders lingually mimic insect movements to snag amphibians.

而扁腹蝰蛇舌头上模仿昆虫的动作来捕捉两栖动物。

Its alter ego has the longest fangs and most venom of any known snake species.

而所有已知蛇类中，加蓬蝰蛇的牙最长，液性最强。

" Then we must pray for daylight, to catch them, " said Clym gloomily.

“那我们必须祈求天快亮，然后才能去抓蝰蛇，”克林忧心忡忡地。

The jararacussu is one of the largest snakes in Brazil, and can be up to 2 meters long.

窝面蝰蛇是巴西最大的蛇之一，最长可达2米。

" I know what it is, " cried Sam. " She has been stung by an adder! "

“我晓得这是怎么一回事，”萨姆喊道。“她被蝰蛇咬了！”

Guido said the peptide can be made in a laboratory, so jararacussu snakes do not need to be caught.

奎多表示，这种肽可以实验室中制造，因此不需要捕捉窝面蝰蛇。

Vipers are also often highly venomous, with two hollow fangs that fold flat to the roofs of their mouths.

蝰蛇通常有剧，它们上颚内折着两根空心獠牙。

The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite.

蝰蛇也是英国惟一的一种蛇。

It was a swamp adder, the most poisonous snake in India!

这是一条沼泽蝰蛇，印度最的蛇！

First stop: the southeastern United States, where we can hear the viper before we can see it.

美国东南部，我们见到蝰蛇之前，能听到它们的声音了。

Hey you crybaby! Where's the Viper at?

嘿，你（这个）爱哭鬼！ 蝰蛇哪儿？

Speaking of venom, the Saw Scaled Viper is highly venomous and is considered one of the most dangerous in Africa and India.

到液，锯鳞蝰蛇性很强，被认为是非洲和印度最危险的动物之一。

Meanwhile, in the forests of sub-Saharan Africa, there's a shorter, chunkier viper that's even more venomous than the bushmaster.

同时，非洲撒哈拉以南的雨林，有种比巨蝮更短、更粗，甚至更的蝰蛇。

You're thinking, " Rob, that's clearly an umpire wearing an apron being harassed by an adder" Britain's only venomous snake.

你可能会想，“罗布，那显然是一位穿着围裙的裁判员正被一条蝰蛇骚扰。”蝰蛇是英国唯一的蛇。

" Now, if I had been stung by ten adders I should hardly have lost a day's work for't, " said Grandfer Cantle.

“嗨，假如我让十条蝰蛇咬了，我也不会因此耽搁一天的活，”坎特尔大爷道。

In the rainforests of Latin America lives a viper that couldn't be more different from the spider-tailed viper — if you can find it.

拉丁美洲的雨林中有一种蝰蛇与蛛尾拟角蝰有着天壤之别——若你能找到它的踪影。

All snakes have small teeth, so it follows that all snakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presents any danger.

所有的蛇都有小牙，所以都会咬人，但只有蝰蛇咬人会带来危险。

This comes in handy for guarding a nest — unlike most other vipers, the bushmaster lays eggs in hollowed-out tree buttresses or burrows made by other animals.

这对于保卫巢穴很方便——不像大多蝰蛇，巨蝮是卵生，产其他动物挖空的树墩或洞穴中。