Since the snake is also sought after for its venom, it commands tremendously high prices. According to the report "A Survey of the Commercial Exploitation and Hunting of Taiwanese Snakes" by Lin Hua-ching of Taipei Zoo, hundred-pace vipers sell for three times as much as Taiwan's other poisonous snakes, and have been known to fetch upward of NT $ 10,000 per catty (600 grams).
根據木柵動物園技正林華慶在〈台灣蛇類的商業性利用與獵捕調查〉報告中指出，百步蛇價格是其他毒蛇的三倍，曾經一斤高達一萬元以上。