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Are there rattlesnakes in India?

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No. Rattlesnakes are endemic to the Americas. Rattlesnakes are part of the viper family(Viperidae). There are two species of vipers in India Viz. read more

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No. Rattlesnakes are endemic to the Americas. Rattlesnakes are part of the viper family(Viperidae). There are two species of vipers in India Viz. Russell’s Viper and Saw-scaled Viper, both of which are found throughout the subcontinent, and a few pit viper species that are endemic to the Western Ghats and parts of the seven-sister states. read more

India has about 12 species of these snakes. You find them in trees or on the ground in all types of terrain. The tree snakes are slender; the ground snakes are heavy-bodied. read more

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