By combining images taken through different filters in the visible and infrared, the MESSENGER data allow Mercury to be seen in a variety of high-resolution color views not previously possible. MESSENGER's eyes can see far beyond the color range of the human eye, and the colors seen in the accompanying image are somewhat different from what a human would see.
Bailey, D., Bailey, S. & Hufford, M. (1996) Copperheads Smell Like Cucumbers. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001450/. Bailey, Dave, Sherman Bailey, and Mary Hufford.
Rattlesnakes, water moccasins (âcottonmouthsâ), and copperheads are reptiles of the family Viperidae, subfamily Crotalinae (formerly Crotalidae), which consists of 18 genera and 151 species. Crotilinae are responsible for most of the 5,000 snake bites reported annually in the United States.