A Pope's Pit Viper. The dorsal surface of this species is medium green and the ventral scales pale green. The first row of body scales are white, creating a body stripe which extends from the head to the tail.

Occasionally this white stripe may have a reddish stripe underneath. It has a typical triangular head and its eyes are generally greenish yellow in colour.

VENOMOUS! This snake is semi-dangerous. It has a very strong hemotoxic venom. Its bite is painful, and may cause strong swelling around the bite wound. In severe envenoming its is potentially lethal. Besides local pain, its bite may further lead to swelling, blistering, coagulopathy, bleeding, and necrosis. All cases should be treated as urgent and potentially lethal. Thailand Antivenom Code: SAsTRC01