Wildlifeof India
Craspedocephalus gramineus
Vipers
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Craspedocephalus gramineus
Basic stats
Diet
Lizards, rats and birds
Habitat
Arboreal: low to medium-high bushes and trees, often near streams
Range
Peninsular India and parts of the north-east
Clutch size
Females give birth to 6–11 young
Size
Total length up to about 99cm
The bamboo pit viper, also called the Indian green pit viper or common green pit viper, is a venomous pit viper found in the southern and north-eastern parts of India and widespread throughout peninsular India. It grows to a total length of about 99 cm. The upper head scales are small, smooth and overlapping, and the supraocular scale is narrow (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is an arboreal, nocturnal snake, usually found on low to medium-high bushes and trees, often near streams, and it sits in ambush at night at lower heights. It feeds on lizards, rats and birds. Adult females give birth to 6 to 11 young, up to 110 mm long. The type locality is given as Vizagapatam, based on Russell (1796).
Quick answers
- What does the Craspedocephalus gramineus eat?
- Lizards, rats and birds
- What habitat does the Craspedocephalus gramineus live in?
- Arboreal: low to medium-high bushes and trees, often near streams
- Where is the Craspedocephalus gramineus found?
- Peninsular India and parts of the north-east
- How many eggs does the Craspedocephalus gramineus lay?
- Females give birth to 6–11 young
- How big is the Craspedocephalus gramineus?
- Total length up to about 99cm