Pope's Bamboo Pit Viper
Trimeresurus popeiorum
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Trimeresurus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 10
- How common
- Recorded in 24 places on iNaturalist
About
Pope's Bamboo Pit Viper (Trimeresurus popeiorum) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos and 5 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 16 more. Recorded in 24 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.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Forest Edges
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Valleys
- Roadsides
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
- Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
- Chinese Subtropical Forest
- Chinese Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Arunachal Pitviper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
- Nabang Pitviper Trimeresurus caudornatus
- Salazar's Pit Viper Trimeresurus salazar
- Guo's Green Pit Viper Trimeresurus guoi
- David's pitviper Trimeresurus davidi
- Kui Buri Pitviper Trimeresurus kuiburi
- Trimeresurus yingjiangensis
- Maya's pit viper Trimeresurus mayaae
- Sumatra Pit Viper Trimeresurus sumatranus
- Bamboo Pitviper Trimeresurus erythrurus
- Indonesian Pit Viper Trimeresurus hageni
- McGregor's pitviper Trimeresurus mcgregori
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.