Trimeresurus gramineus (Shaw, 1802) Bamboo Pit Viper	Diagnostic characters:
	Body robust, tail short and prehensile; head quite distinct from the body, eye with vertical pupil; a pit in between preocular and second supralabial. Green or yellowish green above, uniform or with occasional small dark brown rhomboidal spots. SVL: 800mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Nocturnal; sometimes seen during afternoon in cloudy weather; during day time it hides in tree holes, caves and in dense bushes. Found in scrub forest, in dry deciduous forest. Slow moving and timid but can bite with great force when aggressive.
	Diet:
	Lizards, rats and small birds
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV.
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Data deficient. Uncommon.  No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur, Hoshangabad. Elsewhere in India: Orissa, Peninsular India, Western Ghats, Goa and Gujarat