Large bamboo viper catch in Tainan puzzles bureauBy Tsai Wen-ju and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writerMore than half of the bamboo vipers captured in Tainan in the past few years were found in the city’s Sinhua District (新化), while other districts had smaller catches or none at all. Of the six major venomous snakes in Taiwan, the cobra, the many-banded krait, the brown-spotted pit viper and the bamboo viper are the most frequently captured. A bamboo viper is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: Tsai Wen-chu, Taipei TimesThe high concentration of bamboo vipers captured in Sinhua District is puzzling. Given its large population and broad distribution, the bamboo viper has become one of the most commonly seen venomous snake species in Taiwan.

Source: Taipei Times April 11, 2026 17:13 UTC