Distinguishing features
Scalation: dorsal scales in 21 longitudinal rows at midbody (rarely 23); snout length a little more than twice diameter of eye; head above, except for large internasals and supraoculars, covered by small, unequal, smooth scales that are feebly imbricate or juxtaposed; first labial completely separated from nasal scales by a suture; internasals separated by 1-2 small scales; 6-9 small scales in line between supraoculars; 7-8 upper labials, third and fourth beneath eye, in contact with subocular or separated by at most a single series of small scales; ventrals: males 164-188, females 167-193; subcaudals: males 50-78, females 44-76. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 84 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Males
- Up to 99 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Females
Synonyms
Distribution and habitat preferences
Found from Assam in India, through northern Burma to Tibet, China (Hupeh, Szechwan, and Yunnan), and Vietnam. (Wikipedia)
Web resources
Danger
- unspecified - Venomous bite.