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Russell's viper

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Rus·sell's viper  (rslz)
n.
A venomous snake (Vipera russellii) of India and southeast Asia, characterized by large black-ringed spots on yellow, tan, or light brown skin.

[After Patrick Russell (1727-1805), Scottish naturalist.]


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The "Big Four", considered to be the deadliest in India, are the Indian cobra ( Naja naja ), common krait ( Bungarus caeruleus ), Russell's viper ( Daboia russelii ) and saw-scaled viper ( Echis carinatus ).
They looked very pretty, although I was put off on learning that they were also home to leeches and poisonous Russell's vipers.
 
 
 
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