Russell's viper

Russell's viper
a large venomous snake, Vipera russelli, common in India and southeastern Asia, having three rows of large, black-edged brown spots on a light-brown body.
[1905-10; named in honor of Patrick Russell (1727-1805), Scottish physician and naturalist]

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also called  daboia, or tic polonga 

      abundant, highly venomous terrestrial snake of the family Viperidae. It is found from India to Taiwan and Java, most often in open country. It is a major cause of snakebite deaths within its range because it often exists in farmlands where human contact and rodent prey are abundant. The viper grows to a maximum of about 1.5 m (5 feet) and is marked with three rows of reddish brown spots outlined in black and again in white. Daboia is a live-bearer, and females commonly produce litters of more than 25 neonates.

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