Mountain Pit Viper

The mountain pit-viper is a terrestial species from hilly and highland rainforest. Its base colouration ranges from dark to reddish brown with black splotches and irregular bands across the dorsum. There is a triangular dark patch on the top of the head while a series of three whitish stripes run from near the orbit to the lower jaw and throat. A brown postocular streak connects with the rest of the body. The irises are grey with a black pupil bordered by red. The mountain pit-viper hunts small mammals in the wild and occurs in isolated pockets of Southeast Asia, in Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra).