also: ラッセルくさりへび
noun
Russell's viper
A highly venomous snake species (Daboia russelii) found in South and Southeast Asia. The Japanese name is a direct loan from English.
ラッセルクサリヘビはインドで多くの咬傷被害を引き起こしている。
Russell's viper causes many snakebite incidents in India.
Mixed hiragana-katakana variant; less common but still encountered.
Kanji spelling using 鎖蛇 for 'viper'; very rare and mostly found in specialized or older texts.
From English 'Russell's viper', named after Scottish herpetologist Patrick Russell. The Japanese form is a direct katakana transliteration.