Karehamamushi - He is a viper

...They are ovoviviparous and give birth to around 10 young in summer and autumn. In addition to the Japanese pit viper, several closely related species are widely distributed from the Korean Peninsula and China to the Middle East, and the highly poisonous Malayan pit viper ( A. rhodostoma ) lives in the forests of Southeast Asia. The Hyappoda (illustration), whose name means "if you are bitten, you will fall within 100 steps," was once classified as a pit viper, but has recently been classified as a separate genus, Deinagkistrodon acutus . ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Karehamamushi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…卵胎生で夏～秋に10匹前後の子を生む。　ニホンマムシ以外には近縁の数種が朝鮮半島，中国から中近東まで広く分布し，東南アジアの森林には毒性の強いマレーマムシ(カレハマムシ)A.rhodostomaが生息する。〈かみつかれると百歩歩かないうちに倒れる〉という意味の名をもつヒャッポダ（イラスト）は，かつてはマムシ属に入れられていたが，最近は別属のDeinagkistrodon acutusとされる。…

※「カレハマムシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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