| 毒蛇 | dú shé | viper |  |
| 蝮蛇 | fù shé | Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys) / pit viper | |
| 白花蛇 | bái huā shé | long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus) |  |
| 蝰蛇 | kuí shé | forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar) | |
| 五步蛇 | wǔ bù shé | Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper / also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) | |
| 养痈贻患 | yǎng yōng yí huàn | lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom | |
| 养痈遗患 | yǎng yōng yí huàn | lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom | |
| 蛇岛蝮 | Shé dǎo fù | Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds | |
| 黑眉蝮蛇 | hēi méi fù shé | Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds | |
| 龟壳花 | guī ké huā | Formosan pit viper / Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus | |
