Are Adders and Vipers the Same?

Some adders are in the viper family, but they are in different genera, such as the common adder or black adder of Europe (Vipera berus) and the puff adder of Africa (Bitis arietans). ... Most adders are venomous but not all are considered especially dangerous to humans.

What's the difference between a viper and an adder?

As nouns the difference between adder and viper

is that adder is (obsolete) a snake or adder can be someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers while viper is a poisonous snake in the family viperidae.

Are vipers and snakes the same?

Vipers are a large family of snakes; the scientific name is Viperidae. They are found all over the world, with the exceptions of Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar, north of the Arctic Circle and island clusters such as Hawaii. ... All vipers are venomous and have long, hinged fangs.