It is very common in Matheran, but is mostly sighted during the monsoon and post monsoon. I have often seen it lying motionless, entwining it’s body around a small shrub, just off the pathway.

Also known as the green pit viper and feeds on rats, lizards and birds. It is nocturnal. It’s bite is rarely fatal to humans, though it can cause severe pain and swelling. Primarily hemotoxic.

This snake decided to perch itself on the wooden beams that hold up the roof of one of the hotels in Matheran.