Himalayan Pitviper
Protobothrops himalayanus
Protobothrops himalayanus is a rare species of lance headed pit viper which is endemic to Asia. Like all pit vipers, P. himalayanus is venomous.
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Description
Protobothrops himalayanus is a large, thin and cylindrical snake. The topside of its head is dark brown with red-brown streaks by its eyes. The topside of its body and tail are olive with black and brown band markings. Its eyes are varying shades of brown.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 540135.