Relating to or characteristic of the genus Bothrops, a group of venomous pit vipers found in the Americas.
Derived from Greek 'bothros' (pit) and 'ops' (eye/appearance), referring to the heat-sensing pits these snakes possess. The suffix '-ic' makes it an adjective.
Bothropic snakes have infrared sensors along their jaws—they can 'see' warm-blooded prey in complete darkness, making them perfectly evolved ambush predators in tropical forests.
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