Sidewinder skin (IMAGE)

Emory Health Sciences

Sidewinder skin

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A micrograph of the skin of the Saharan sand viper (Cerastes vipera), a sidewinder, reveals that its belly is studded with pits instead of spikes. Image shows a surface about 20 microns wide.

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Tai-De Li

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