Wildlifeof India
Trimeresurus popeiorum
Vipers
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Trimeresurus popeiorum
Basic stats
Diet
Frogs, lizards, birds and rodents, especially rats and squirrels
Habitat
Arboreal
Range
Northern and north-eastern India (Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Darjeeling), northern Myanmar, Thailand and Laos
Clutch size
Average 10 young
Size
Up to about 77cm
Pope's pit viper is a venomous pit viper native to northern and north-eastern India and South-east Asia. It may grow to a total length of 770 mm, including a tail of 170 mm, and hatchlings are about 180 mm long. It is green above and pale green to whitish below, with the two separated by a bright orange or brown and white stripe in males or a white stripe in females. When threatened it vibrates its tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is nocturnal and lives in trees, preying on frogs, lizards, birds and rodents, especially rats and squirrels. In India, females give birth in April and May, with an average of 10 young.
Quick answers
- What does the Trimeresurus popeiorum eat?
- Frogs, lizards, birds and rodents, especially rats and squirrels
- What habitat does the Trimeresurus popeiorum live in?
- Arboreal
- Where is the Trimeresurus popeiorum found?
- Northern and north-eastern India (Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Darjeeling), northern Myanmar, Thailand and Laos
- How many eggs does the Trimeresurus popeiorum lay?
- Average 10 young
- How big is the Trimeresurus popeiorum?
- Up to about 77cm