Short-tailed Pit Viper
Gloydius brevicauda
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Gloydius
- Continents
- Asia, Europe
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Rare
About
Short-tailed Pit Viper (Gloydius brevicauda) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in China, North Korea, Russia, South Korea. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, east asian temperate forest. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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
- Alashan pitviper Gloydius cognatus
- Lancang Plateau Viper Gloydius huangi
- Gobi pitviper Gloydius stejnegeri
- Karaganda pitviper Gloydius caraganus
- Caucasian pitviper Gloydius caucasicus
- Glacier pit viper Gloydius swild
- Nujiang pit viper Gloydius lipipengi
- Gloydius changdaoensis
- Jiuzhai pitviper Gloydius lateralis
- Chamba Pitviper Gloydius chambensis
- Ussuri Mamushi Gloydius ussuriensis
- Strauch's Pitviper Gloydius strauchi
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.