|A Russel Viper in Pune, India| Daboia is a monotypic genus of
Old World venomous vipers. This genus was made for the species
"Daboia Russelii", also known as the "Russell's Viper". It was
named after Patrick Russell (1726-1805). Patrick Russell was a
Scottish herpetologist, who studied many Indian snakes. The
name, Daboia, is a Hindi (the main language of India) word
meaing "that lies hid". The Russell's Viper is not only one of
the four most venomous snakes in India, but it also causes the
most deaths out of all the venomous snakes. There is currently
one subspecies found, not including the nominate subspecies.
Russell's Vipers can grow up to the length of 166 centimeters
(5.5 ft), but they are usually around the length of 120
centimeters (4 ft). The Russell's Viper is usually dark yellow
or brown in color with many black spots. Where they live
[change] The Russell's Viper is found in India, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, China
(Guangxi, Guangdong), Taiwan, Indonesia (E