Mamushi Pit Viper - Gloydius Blomhoffii
Mamushi Pit Viper is a venomous pit viper species found in Japan and Russia. It is the most venomous snakes in Japan. Every year, around 2000-3000 people in Japan are bitten by a mamushi. The body pattern of these snakes consists of a pale gray, reddish-brown, or yellow-brown background, overlaid with a series of irregularly-shaped lateral blotches. These blotches are bordered with black and often have lighter centers. Their head is dark brown or black, with beige or pale-gray sides. Other Names: Japanese moccasin, Japanese pit viper, Japanese mamushi Mamushi Pit Viper Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Reptilia Order Squamata Suborder Serpentes Family Viperidae Subfamily Crotalinae Genus Gloydius Scientific Name Gloydius blomhoffii Distribution Mamushi pit vipers are found in Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu islands in Japan, and Kunasir Island (the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands archipelago) in Russia. These snakes live in a range o...