Chinese Moccasin
Deinagkistrodon acutus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Deinagkistrodon
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Common
About
Chinese Moccasin (Deinagkistrodon acutus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in China, Taiwan, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 12 more. Common: recorded in 227 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Bothrops sonene
- Hetfield's Bush Viper Atheris hetfieldi
- Arunachal Pitviper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
- Crotalus caliginis
- San Esteban Island Rattlesnake Crotalus estebanensis
- Veracruz Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus mictlantecuhtli
- Tehuantepec Isthmus Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus ehecatl
- Nabang Pitviper Trimeresurus caudornatus
- Crotalus muertensis
- Salazar's Pit Viper Trimeresurus salazar
- Alashan pitviper Gloydius cognatus
- Laophis crotaloides
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.