Bamboo Pit Viper

The Bamboo Pit Viper is a strikingly beautiful arboreal snake with a vivid bright green body and distinctive yellow eyes. Also known as the Indian Green Pit Viper, it is commonly found in the hill forests of peninsular India.

This species has mildly hemotoxic venom that causes local pain, swelling, and bleeding at the bite site. While bites are painful, they are rarely fatal to humans. The venom primarily aids in subduing small prey like frogs, lizards, and birds.

Bamboo Pit Vipers are nocturnal and spend most of their time coiled on tree branches, especially bamboo, where their green coloring provides perfect camouflage. They have a prehensile tail that helps them grip branches. The species gives birth to live young (4-11 per litter).