Triangular head, heat-sensing pits and a strike faster than the blink of an eye - our printable viper mask is a reptiles collection highlight! Vipers are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, and include some of the world's most fascinating and medically important snakes. With that distinctive broad, triangular head and coiled posture, this mask has genuine dramatic presence. Perfect for reptiles school plays, desert and jungle habitat projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and strikingly fast imaginative play.

The viper family includes the adder - Britain's only venomous snake and a surprisingly shy and retiring creature that children are fascinated to learn lives right on their doorstep in heathland and woodland. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Vipers!

The adder is Britain's only venomous snake - found across England, Wales and Scotland in heathland, moorland and woodland edges. Despite its fearsome reputation, adder bites are rarely fatal and it will always retreat if given the chance.
Vipers have the most sophisticated venom delivery system of any snake - their long, hinged fangs fold back against the roof of the mouth when not in use and swing forward to inject venom with pinpoint accuracy during a strike.
Many vipers have heat-sensing pit organs - located between the eye and nostril, these infrared detectors allow pit vipers to track warm-blooded prey in complete darkness by detecting body heat.
The Gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake - measuring up to 5cm, they can penetrate deep enough to inject venom directly into muscle tissue rather than just under the skin.
Viper venom is primarily haemotoxic - it attacks blood cells and blood vessels rather than the nervous system, causing tissue damage that makes it medically complex to treat but generally slower-acting than neurotoxic venoms.

Printable Viper Mask

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