Definition: A genus of snakes of the family VIPERIDAE. It is distributed in West Pakistan, most of India, Burma, Ceylon, Thailand, southeast China, Taiwan, and a few islands of Indonesia. It hisses loudly when disturbed and strikes with great force and speed. Very prolific, it gives birth to 20-60 young. This viper is the leading cause of snakebite in India and Burma. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p127)
a genus of vipers; its venom: coord IM with VIPER VENOMS (IM)
Other names Vipera russelii; russelii, Vipera; Viper, Russell's; Russells Viper; Russell Viper
