Russell's Viper
Daboia russelii
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Daboia
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 10
- How common
- Common
About
Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and 5 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 38 more. Common: recorded in 455 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Reservoirs
- Irrigation Canals
Related snakes
- Moorish Viper Daboia mauritanica
- Desert Viper Daboia deserti
- Eastern Russel's Viper Daboia siamensis
- Palestine Viper Daboia palaestinae
- 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
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.