Bamboo Pit Viper
Craspedocephalus gramineus
Local name: Hara Sap / हरा सांप
lightbulbHeat-sensing pits; often found at face height in shrubs.
Identification
The Bamboo Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus gramineus) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Hara Sap / हरा सांप.
Habitat. Low vegetation in the Western Ghats and hills of peninsular India
Diet. Frogs, lizards, small mammals
Field notes. Green arboreal pit viper. Plantation and garden calls in the monsoon. Hemotoxic; not a Big Four species but medically significant. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule IV.
Habitat
Low vegetation in the Western Ghats and hills of peninsular India
Diet
Frogs, lizards, small mammals
Behavior
Green arboreal pit viper. Plantation and garden calls in the monsoon. Hemotoxic; not a Big Four species but medically significant.