Reptile

Russell's viper

Daboia russelii

हिन्दी: दबोईया, चित्ती

Venomous: keep your distanceIUCN: Least Concern

Russell's viper with rows of dark chain-like spots, coiled on the ground

Scientific name: Daboia russelii
Hindi name: दबोईया, चित्ती
Family: Viperidae, order Squamata
Group: Reptile
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: Usually about 1 to 1.2 m

The chain-patterned viper of the fields.

Spot it Heavy body with three rows of dark brown oval spots ringed in black and white, like a chain.
Home Grassland, farmland and scrub.
Food web Mainly eats rats and mice.
Why it matters A major rat-catcher on farms, but very dangerous; give it space.

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