Vipers eat a variety of food depending on the size of the snake. Prey includes small mammals, birds, lizards and eggs, according to Savitzky. When their prey is dead, they swallow it whole.

Are Vipers carnivores?

Diet of the Viper

These snakes are carnivores, which means that they eat other animals. Their diet ranges greatly, depending on the size of the snake and where it lives. Some specialize in certain types of prey, while others eat just about anything that they can catch and swallow.

Are viper snakes aggressive?

Most snakes are harmless to humans, and even dangerously venomous ones are unlikely to bite us or to inject much venom. But the saw-scaled viper is a rare exception. It's aggressive and hard to spot. ... And it has a potent venom.