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百步蛇
bǎi​bù​shé

hundred-pace viper

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百步蛇 bǎi​bù​shé
hundred-pace viper
A highly venomous pit viper of Southeast Asia, characterized by a triangular head and dark triangular patterns on its back; its name comes from the legend that a person bitten by it can only walk one hundred paces before dying.

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Same as

  • 白花蛇 bái​huā​shé
  • 五步蛇 wǔ​bù​shé