Latin Name: Trimeresurus Trigoncephia
Originate: Sri Lanka from low elevations to 1800m.
Size: 20-25cm at birth and can grow to 130cm with the males being considerably smaller at 60-75cm.
Diet: Frogs, small mammals, birds and lizards.
Habitat: Grasslands and Rainforests.
Temperament: Not particularly defensive; will rattle tail if agitated followed by striking.
Venom: Haemotoxic; (venom destroys red blood cells) causing severe pain and swelling, no deaths have been reported.
These snakes are incredibly beautiful! They are an arboreal species and are endemic to Sri Lanka with no sub-species that are currently recognized. They bear live young and can give birth to up to 25 babies!
