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Aspid - In the vintage Azbukovniki There is a mention of an asp - this is a serpent (or a snake, an asp) “winged, with a bird’s nose and two trunks, and in the land in which it is committed, that land will be devastated.” That is, everything around will be destroyed and devastated.
The famous scientist M. Zabylin says that the asp, according to popular belief, can be found in gloomy northern mountains and that he never sits on the ground, but only on a stone.
The only way to speak and exterminate the destroyer serpent is with a “trumpet voice” that makes the mountains shake. Then the sorcerer or healer grabbed the stunned asp with red-hot pincers and held it “until the snake died.” A
Mentions of asps, “variegated snakes,” are most often found in ancient alphabet books and conspiracies: “The asp is a winged snake, has a bird’s nose and two trunks, and in the land it ravages, it will make that land desolate.”
One of the most detailed descriptions asps given by M. Zabylin: “In the gloomy, harsh, wooded north, folk fantasy placed the snake asp<... >; this snake, according to popular opinion, lived in the Pechersk mountains and did not sit on the ground or on stones.” According to legend, sorcerers, “charm healers,” who took advantage of the asp’s dislike for the “trumpet voice” could speak and destroy the asp, which was destroying everything around itself: “When the charmers came, charmed, they dug holes, and sat in pits with pipes, and they cover it with an iron bottom and cover it with loam, and put a burning coal in their place: let the tongs light it, and when they blow the trumpet, then it will whistle like a mountain shaking, and when it arrives at the pit, it will lay its ear on the ground, and will cover the other with its trunk... The rushing " from the sound of a trumpet, “the healers-charms grabbed the asp and held it with red-hot pincers until it died.” [Zabylin, 1880].
Some researchers (N. Sumtsov) believe that flying snakes and ghouls (see SNAKE,) folk beliefs- creatures similar to the “book” adder.
Aspida is one of the names of snakes in conspiracies.
Popular fantasy placed the asp in the gloomy, harsh, wooded north. Winged Serpent with a bird's nose and two trunks. This snake lived, according to popular opinion, in the Pechora mountains; it did not sit on the ground, but only on a stone. Wherever it flies, it can devastate the entire earth. But there are healers, Charmers, who know how to charm her. The asp does not like the sound of trumpets. The charmers dig holes and sit in these holes with pipes, and cover themselves with an iron bottom, and cover themselves with loam, and put a burning coal in their place, and heat up the tongs, and when the trumpet is blown, then the Aspid whistles “for the mountains to shake,” and flies to the hole. He will put his ear to the ground, and plug the other with his trunk and, finding a small hole, will begin to beat. The man, grabbing it with burning pincers, holds it tightly. It’s not just the pincers that are crushed by rage, or even two or three, but that’s how the one who is burned dies. And it looks variegated with different colors.
Asp (Aspida, Aspik) is a monstrous winged serpent that has a bird’s nose and two trunks, its wings are colorful and glow and shimmer like semi-precious stones. According to some legends, however, the monster is impenetrably black; hence the expression “slate black”. In whatever regions the Asp gets into the habit of flying, those places he will devastate. He lives in stone mountains, and according to other legends - in the gloomy, harsh, wooded north, and never sits on the ground: only on a stone. It cannot be killed with an arrow, it can only be burned with fire.
Asp resembles both the Serpent Gorynych from Russian fairy tales, and the Basilisk - a monstrous serpent that kills with one glance, and Echidna - a snake-headed maiden who, according to ancient legend, gave birth to Artoksai, Lipoksai and Koloksai from Hercules - the three ancestors of the Scythian tribes, and therefore, partly ancestors of the Slavs.
"God's servant Fedor entered the serpent's dwelling and there he found his mother, dressed like a maiden and adorned with gold and silver. Twelve big snakes They entwined her, and in front of her was a vile snake, an asp" (Life of Fyodor Tiron).
We find mentions of asps, “variegated snakes”, “fabulous aspic snakes” in ancient alphabet books and spells: “The asp is a winged snake, has a bird’s nose and two trunks, and in the land in which it is committed, that land will be devastated.”
One of the most detailed descriptions of Aspida is given by M. Zabylin: “In the gloomy, harsh, wooded north, folk fantasy placed the snake Aspida (...); this snake, according to popular opinion, lived in the Pechersk mountains and did not sit on the ground or on stones.” According to legend, sorcerers, “charm healers” (according to the descriptions, they are apparently similar to snake charmers), who took advantage of Aspida’s dislike for the “trumpet voice”: “When the charmers came, both well, and they dig holes, and sit in holes with pipes, and cover them with an iron bottom and cover themselves with loam, and put burning coals in their place: let them light the tongs and when they blow the trumpet, then it will whistle like the mountains will shake, and you will fly to the hole, your ear will put it on the ground, and will plug the other with its trunk... Asp, rushing about “from the voice of the trumpet,” the healers and charmers grabbed and held with red-hot pincers until she died” (Zabylin, 1880).
Some researchers, such as N. Sumtsov, believe that flying snakes and ghouls of popular belief are creatures similar to the “book Asp.”
Aspida is one of the names of snakes in conspiracies.
The asp is not only a snake, but also a stone. Its description is given in the “Book of the verb cool vertograd” (XVII century):
1. The asp is a stone, and there are many different flowers, and the best and strongest of them is the light green one, so that scarlet streams pass through it.
2. Whoever wears the stone cross on himself, saves that person from drowning in the water.
3. Also, whoever wears it on himself remains in purity; The shaking will subside and the watercourse disease will be driven away.
4. The same stone is placed for wives during their childbirth and it drives away all nighttime and wall presences and protects them from temptation.
5. The same stone will stop the bloody womb and stop the excess flow of menstruation in wives, and give sharpness to the mind, and if that stone is lined with silver, then it is filled with its power (Florinsky, 1880).
A pectoral cross made of Asp stone protected against fever.
The ancient meaning of the word “Aspid” - “jasper, variegated flagstone” - is very distant, but echoes the Ural beliefs about snakes - “mistresses” of the underground depths, which lurk among the stones, - is also given by V.I. Dahl in 1880.
Among the peasants of the Arkhangelsk province, Aspid is “sneaky,” but again “is associated with the idea of a snake.”
The following mention of Asp is also found in Slavic myths:
Once I walked through the Slavic land scary rumor: flies from dark, cold northern countries the winged snake Aspid, and there is no mercy from it, neither old nor young: whoever it does not claw with its claws, it will peck with its beak, and whoever it does not poison with poison, it will burn with fire.
The Slavic leaders gathered and began to think about how to get rid of the trouble. They decided to field a mighty army, but the magician-charmer, who was invited to the council, only shook his head:
- What does a fire snake need leather or wooden shields? They are only good against arrows, but they will burn like firewood. No, we need to come up with something more cunning here. Give me three days and three nights, and if I don’t find a solution, sacrifice me to Chernobog. Not otherwise, he sent Aspid to us, maybe my death will appease him.
The charmer thought for three days and three nights and asked the Gods for advice. The gods were silent. No one believed that it was possible to escape from Aspid! The priests on the black temple have already begun to sharpen their knives and shed blood in the name of Chernobog. But then the charmer comes to the leaders and says:
- Call all the blacksmiths and give them the order to forge ten copper pipes and one hundred iron tongs. And give me the strongest strongmen and skilled trumpeters to help me. The good Gods revealed three secrets to me and showed me how to save myself from Aspid.
The charmer ordered to dig a deep and wide hole on the approaches to the villages, coat it with loam and cover it with heavy stones. A fire was made at the bottom of an iron vat, and a small hole was left among the logs. And the sorcerer himself, with strong men and assistant trumpeters, climbed into this hole and hid.
And then the earth trembled, the forests bent down to the ground - the Aspid was flying. Seeing villages in the distance, Aspid let out a joyful hiss, when suddenly... suddenly trumpets blew loudly and deafeningly from underground.
And the first secret that the Gods revealed to the charmer was this: Asp is afraid only of the voice of the trumpet. And here he loses all reason and is ready to do anything to exterminate the trumpeters and make the trumpets fall silent. Aspid sensed that the sound was coming from a hole filled with logs, sat down on them and stuck his head into the crack. And from there, red-hot tongs stuck out and grabbed his neck, paws, and wings. Some tongs have cooled down - the charmer's assistants are heating up others. And again and again... This was the second secret that the good Gods revealed to the sorcerer: The asp will never sit on bare ground - only on a stone. The third secret: this monster cannot be destroyed except by burning it.
And so it happened. Since then, Aspid has never disturbed the Slavic lands again!
Asp (from Latin Elapidae) is a very big family poisonous reptile snakes. This family unites more than sixty genera, which include about 350 species.
All of them are divided into two main subfamilies - sea snakes(from Latin Hydrophiinae) and Elapinae (coral snakes, cobras and others). The main and most well-known representatives snake asps are:
— cobras, including king, water, shield, collared, tree, desert, false and other species;
— tiger and deadly snakes;
- false, crowned, Fijian and decorated asps;
- denisonia;
— .
This family also includes many other genera and species of poisonous waterfowl and land snakes. Appearance and the sizes vary greatly among many species.
Pictured is an eastern adder
Body length ranges from 30-40 centimeters in the smallest species and up to 5-6 meters in major representatives. The color of the scales varies, but in most species sand colors, brown and green predominate.
Smaller species have non-monotonous colors in the form of alternating rings of various shades of black, red and yellow flowers, such as for example snakes coral adder. Most of these species have a color that allows them to camouflage well in the area where they live.
All types poisonous asp snakes. Scientists have already developed antidotes for the poison of most of them. The poison is produced in the snake’s body and, through muscle contraction, is transmitted through channels to the teeth.
In the photo there is a coral adder
Poisonous teeth in all species snakes of the asp family two, and one of them is active, and the second is, as it were, a reserve in case of loss of the first. When bitten from the canal of a tooth, the poison penetrates the victim’s body, which becomes paralyzed after a few seconds and dies without the ability to breathe or move.
During a hunt, snakes remain motionless for a long time, waiting for their prey to appear, and when they find one, they make lightning-fast attacks in its direction, very quickly overtaking and biting their future food. The moment of the hunt and the deadly “jump” can be seen on numerous photo of aspid snakes located on the World Wide Web.
Representatives of this family are distributed on all continents of our planet in subtropical and tropical areas(except Europe). The largest concentrations occur in Africa and Australia, since snakes prefer warm and hot climate.
In the photo there is a harlequin adder
90% of all are found on these continents existing species snakes, among them there are also rare burrowing species of adders. Recently, this family has settled in America and Asia, where it is represented by only nine genera, including about eighty species.
Asps have been known since ancient times from mythology. Many peoples of the world use this name in their legends, including those present in the tales of the ancient Slavs. The Slavs gave this name to a certain flying monster that looked like a dragon - a creature of darkness and the son of Chernobog, who commanded the dark army.
People feared and revered them, and brought them sacrifices in the form of domestic animals and birds. Later this name was transferred to snakes, as one of the brightest representatives of animals that bring death.
Pictured is an Arizona adder
The character and lifestyle of the asp snake
Most genera and species of these snakes are diurnal, spending most of their time hunting for their future food. And only in the hottest times can they go out hunting at night, when there is no scorching sun.
Many types snakes and asps live not far from people's homes, for in these places there are a larger number small mammals, which mainly constitute the diet of snakes. Therefore, it is quite common for people to die from bite from poisonous snakes in countries where they predominantly exist.
Most species of asps are not aggressive individuals and prefer not to interact with humans, attacking only to protect themselves and their offspring. But there are also very unfriendly species that can attack without even seeing any danger emanating from people.
Pictured is an Egyptian adder
Local residents protect themselves from these animals by wearing Wellingtons and very tight, thick clothes that snakes cannot bite through. In addition, it is possible to purchase an antidote for most types of these snakes from every local healer.
Not all types of asps have poison that is fatal to humans; our body tolerates some toxins without fatal outcome, but there is still a painful state of the body. Therefore, protection and caution are not the least important in these areas.
Aspid snake nutrition
According to diet adder snake food divided into two camps. Land snakes eat small mammals such as rats, mice and other rodents. Some species eat small lizards, birds and their eggs. Aquatic representatives, in addition to rodents, eat small fish and even squid.
In the photo there is a black asp
On a day, it is enough for a medium-sized snake to survive by eating one rodent, but if possible, the predator will consume several animals for future use and they will be digested inside for several days. This type of snake has no such thing as overeating.
Reproduction and life expectancy of the asp snake
Most species of adders are oviparous. Only a few, such as the African collared cobra, are viviparous. Poisonous snakes mate in the spring (it varies for different continents).
Sexual maturity is reached at 1-2 years of age, depending on the species. Before mating, almost all genera have mating fights between males, where the strongest wins for the right to possess the female.
Gestation of the cubs takes place from two to three months. The average number of babies per litter varies from 15 to 60. Some species of snakes lay eggs several times a year.
In the photo there is a collared asp
The lifespan of asp snakes also depends on the species and their habitat, but on average it ranges from fifteen to twenty years. Some species live longer. Not all terrariums and zoos in the world have snakes of the asp family in their collections due to the complexity of their maintenance and the danger threatening the staff.
In our country, there is a terrarium with cobras in the Novosibirsk Zoo, which is used great success from visitors to this establishment. Quite often, circuses acquire similar ones and present to the audience a magnificent performance with their participation.
Large medical institutes keep asps to extract their venom and further process it into medicines helping people from many serious illnesses, including with the help of medicines based on snake venom treat oncology, which is the scourge of the twenty-first century.
In the Russian language, asp has long ceased to be own name and is written with a small letter. WITH Greek language the word "asp" is translated as a poisonous snake. In ancient times, Aspid was the name of an insidious, terrible snake that kept people in fear and the mere mention of it caused trembling throughout the body.
Aspid - who is this?
The world is full of legends, myths and traditions. Hearing another story, you can’t help but wonder how many drops of truth and how many lies he collected. Legends of scary snake, which destroyed everything in its path, have survived to this day. Aspid, who is this really - the personification of the devil, the tempting serpent from the Bible, a really existing huge dragon or? Could Asp really exist?
Who is Asp in the Bible?
Who made Eve taste sweet the Forbidden fruit? The biblical legend about the tempting serpent is one of the oldest mentions of Asp. This monster is most often mentioned in biblical stories and theological books:
- He appears poisonous snake sandy color, with black and white spots and horns.
- It is also found in the form of a winged dragon, which has two legs, a bird’s beak and a serpentine forked tongue.
- The asp in the Bible reflects the face of the devil.
Asp - mythology
Ancient legends tell of a snake that devastated the surrounding area, killing people and animals. According to legend, it could only be destroyed by fire. Aspid - mythical creature, And for a long time he was not only a representative of the snake family, but was the personification of horror and death. In myths, using spells, Asp could be put into a trance, so he constantly presses one ear to the ground, and plugs the other with his tail.
Asp and Basilisk
In the Bible, the enemy was often represented in the form of a snake. The basilisk is mentioned in Psalm 90 “You will step on the asp and the basilisk; You will trample upon the lion and the dragon.” According to legend, an egg laid by a black rooster and hatched in dung by a toad will hatch into a Basilisk. In legends, he is depicted with the head of a rooster, the body of a toad and a tail like a snake, on his head, a crown-like crest of red color. The main weapon that could destroy the monster was a mirror that could kill the Basilisk with its own reflection. Asp and are poisonous snakes, but at the same time, also biblical and.
Asp - Slavic mythology
There was a rumor that a snake was flying and would destroy the lands. Everyone was scared, there was no hiding from him, certain death awaited. But the sage knew how to defeat Asp, who was afraid of snakes, the sound of trumpets and fire, and did not sit on the ground. He ordered the forging of copper pipes and iron tongs. Aspid arrived, rejoiced at the easy money, when dozens of pipes blew from a deep hole, and the trumpeters hid under the grating in it. The pipe snake got scared, flew into the pit, and from there dozens of red-hot pincers began to pierce its back, paws, and wings. The monster got scared and flew away. More on Slavic land no one saw him.
Different nationalities represented the insidious serpent in their own way. In Egyptian mythology, it is believed that Queen Cleopatra died from the poison of Asp. Slavic mythology is rich in colorful stories and the snake was represented in different ways in legends. Asp, in ancient myths, is rather a collective creature, personifying dark forces. It is difficult for historians to say whether myths are so far from the real events:
- The Slavs saw a monster comparable to a snake, but with a bird's nose, two trunks and wings that shimmered like semi-precious stones.
- According to one myth, the monster's wings consisted of plates precious stones: sapphires, emeralds and diamonds. The snake's body was coal black.
- The asp in Slavic mythology is compared to the Serpent Gorynych.
- Chernobog, who commanded the shock legions of the army of darkness, is also compared by the Slavs to a winged snake - Asp.
- The asp never walks on the earth because it refuses to accept the offspring of the devil. No weapon can kill a snake, especially an arrow. ordinary person, Svarog’s hammer won’t help either.
Aspid is a legend
The serpent, who lived in the Black Mountains, decided to leave the cave in which he was staying. long years. He flew high, high and stole three beautiful girls. But the disappearance of the beauties was quickly discovered, and Dazhbog himself rushed to catch up with the monster and rescue them. A large and serious battle broke out, as a result of which the beautiful maidens managed to rescue the serpent from captivity. Then the snake came up with a new insidious plan and stole three earthly princesses, and so that no one could ever come to their aid, he hid the beauties in the Kingdom of Koshchei.
The mighty heroes rushed to rescue the princesses from captivity and almost reached them, but they were unable to defeat Aspid. But the heroes managed to drive the snake out of the dungeon, earth's surface, where mighty warriors were waiting for him. They managed to behead the snake and burn it. His ashes turned into a mighty mountain. Since then, Aspid, the winged serpent, no longer disturbed people.
IN wildlife exists great amount animals, fish, birds, insects, reptiles. And we know practically nothing about them. Where do they live, what do they eat, how do they reproduce.
Limited information forces us, when faced with the unknown, to freeze in fear. But if we knew more about the animals around us, it would turn out that we can not only get along well with them. But also help each other. And some of them are vital for us.
Very prominent representatives wild world- reptiles. At first glance, they are reptiles that inspire fear and horror. And just not to run into them. What do we know about them? Absolutely nothing.
If we consider snakes from the perspective of bioenergy, according to Feng Shui, the symbol of a snake brings youth to its owner, family well-being, calm.
From a medical point of view, snake venom acts as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent for many spinal and neurological diseases.
Medicines containing poisons for cancer and diabetes are also being tested. With its help, they improve the properties of blood, thin it, or vice versa, increase coagulability. Widely used in cosmetology to preserve youth.
In nature, they are considered orderlies. After all, they eat in large quantities rats and mice. And they, in turn, are carriers of the most terrible infectious diseases. Which even lead to epidemics.
As for Slavic mythology, asp- This is a winged monster with a nose like a bird’s beak. Which lived high in the distant rocks. And where he appeared, there was hunger and devastation. In biblical legends, it was the asp who seduced Eve and forced her to taste the forbidden fruit.
IN ancient Egypt, Cleopatra herself, chose the sacred asp to end her life. The cobra symbol was on the staffs of the pharaohs. And the famous monument to Peter the Great, on which his horse tramples the asp snake into the ground with its hooves.
Features and habitat of the asp snake
The name aspid unites the family poisonous snake. Translated from Greek, it is a poisonous snake. In nature, there are almost three hundred and sixty species of them. Over time, snakes living in the sea and ocean were also included in the group of aspids, because they are also very poisonous.
Now adder snakes are conventionally divided into those living in water and those living on land. The most common of them are cobras, which are water, shield, collared, arboreal, and royal.
Also snakes of the aspid family - decorated asp, African motley, false, Solomon's asp. Death snake, tiger snake, denison snake, krait snake, mamba snake and many others.
Outwardly, they are very different from each other, not at all similar to each other. A variety of bright and incredible colors, patterns, and sometimes one tone. With longitudinal and transverse patterns, spotted and ringed.
Their skin color depends entirely on the environment where they live. So that you can camouflage yourself well. Such as, coral adder, successfully camouflaged in stones made of multi-colored pebbles. Or White-lipped keffiyeh - Green colour, most spends time in trees, disguised as a leaf.
They also vary in size, from twenty-five centimeter to seven meter vipers. Their weight ranges from one hundred grams to one hundred kilograms. The body is elongated. In snake nature, females are larger than males, but the latter longer tails.
Their bodies can be short and fat, or infinitely long and thin. As for the sea snake, its body is more flattened. Therefore, the organs within reptiles are also different. The snake has three hundred pairs of ribs.
They are very movably attached to the spine. And their head is in the shape of a triangle, the jaw ligaments are very elastic, which gives them the opportunity to swallow food much more larger in size than the reptile itself.
And one more interesting fact concerning internal organs. Their heart has the ability to move along the entire length of the snake, and almost all adders only have a right lung.
Snakes belong to the chordate phylum of animals, the reptile class, squamate order. Since they are cold-blooded animals, their life activity depends entirely on weather conditions, and in particular on air temperature. Therefore, in cold times, from late autumn to spring, they enter a state of sleep.
Adder snakes live in forests, steppes, fields, mountains and rocks, swamps and deserts, seas and oceans. They are lovers of hot climates. Their largest population on the African and Asian continents, America and Australia, India and all tropical territories of our planet.
By its nature, a snake has no hearing, therefore, in order to exist and survive, in addition to its eyes, the snake actively uses the ability to catch vibration waves. Her invisible sensors located at the tip of her forked tongue serve as a thermal imager.
Having such abilities, without hearing, the snake receives full information about what surrounds her. Her eyes are constantly open, including during sleep. Because they are covered with fused scaly films.
Sami adder snakes are also covered with many scales, the number and size of which depend on the species to which they belong. Once every six months, the snake sheds its skin, completely shedding its already worn-out skin. Such pieces of leather can be seen very often in the forest.
When in their habitats, be extremely careful. Although scientific minds have come up with a vaccine, bite of poisonous snakes, asps, but it is not always possible to take advantage of it in time.
The poison of some of them acts fatally within five minutes, completely paralyzing nervous system. Unknowing people have the mistaken opinion that if a snake has no teeth, it means it is not poisonous.
This is wrong. Looking at photo of asp snakes, Everyone has teeth, even if they are the smallest and almost invisible. So, if there are teeth, there is poison! The poison is located in a closed, poison-conducting channel.
And that, in turn, is placed on the head. This channel is tightly connected to the dental fangs, there are two of them, through which the poison enters. Moreover, one fang is not active, it serves as a replacement in case of loss of any of them.
And some types of asps, in addition to fatal bite, they also spit poisonous saliva. Like, for example, cobras do it. They spit out poison at the victim's eye level, completely blinding the enemy. At a distance of one and a half meters. And then they attack.
The character and lifestyle of the asp snake
By nature, most asps not aggressive. They do not attack humans or animals first. Except in cases where people themselves do not step on them without noticing them in the grass.
In areas where snakes live, they are often seen near human houses. They crawl there in search of food. That's why local residents, over the years, have learned to coexist with them.
Their wardrobe included clothes made of very dense fabric that the snake could not bite through. Also, high rubber boots also help people move freely without fear of snake bites.
Plowmen, before going to work, plowing the fields, send pigs ahead of them. After all, this is the only animal that poisonous bite never mind. And then they themselves go boldly to work on the land.
There are a few snakes that, no matter what, attack their prey, and out of anger, if they fail to bite the first time, they will pursue it in pursuit. The snake reaches speeds of more than ten kilometers per hour if it needs to catch up with someone or run away.
Because snakes of the aspid family They almost always hunt during the day, with the exception of particularly hot days, when the reptile crawls out of the hole only cool night. Cases of collisions between snakes and humans are quite common.
Aspid snake nutrition
Some types slate snake such as cobras, eat their own kind, including. Small rodents, toads, the bats, chicks that have fallen out of their nests, this is their main diet. It is a false belief that snakes drink milk.
Absolute lie. Snakes do not digest lactose at all. Almost all snakes, when hunting their prey, pierce it with their teeth and then swallow it. Unlike the Austrian deadly snake. She hides, and cunningly, with the end of her tail, as if imitating an insect. The deceived animal approaches trustingly, and the snake immediately attacks.
On average, preying on one mouse, rat or chick will be enough for a snake. But if the situation is favorable, and there is an opportunity to eat something else, the reptile will never refuse. She is not familiar with the feeling of overeating.
The snake will stock up in advance, then for several days, or even a week, food will be digested in its stomach. But sea snakes will happily feast on fish and not even big size squid.
Reproduction and life expectancy of the asp snake
Puberty in snakes begins a year after birth. Some are only sexually active by the age of two. Like all animals, before they begin to mate, the males win the lady of their heart and duel with each other.
This happens in the spring. Having won the tournament, the male pursues the female and flirts with her. Some of his head movements look quite cute, as if he is hugging her.
The expectant mother carries her offspring for a little more than two months. Oviparous adders lay ten to five ten eggs. And there are those who lay eggs several times a year
The aspid family is divided into oviparous and viviparous snakes . Only a few are viviparous , for example like , African cobra. She can give birth to more than forty children .
Twenty snakes of the asp family live , thirty years . No matter how dangerous snakes may seem to us, it is better not to destroy them. Do not disturb the population of creeping creatures in nature. We have already confirmed their necessity.
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