PIT VIPER VENOMS
\pˈɪt vˈa͡ɪpə vˈɛnəmz], \pˈɪt vˈaɪpə vˈɛnəmz], \p_ˈɪ_t v_ˈaɪ_p_ə v_ˈɛ_n_ə_m_z]\
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Venoms from snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae or pit vipers, found mostly in the Americas. They include the rattlesnake, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, bushmaster, and American copperhead. Their venoms contain nontoxic proteins, cardio-, hemo-, cyto-, and neurotoxins, and many enzymes, especially phospholipases A. Many of the toxins have been characterized.
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