also: タイワンはぶ
Taiwanese habu; Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
A venomous pit viper native to Taiwan and parts of East Asia. The name is a biological term; in everyday Japanese it is usually written in katakana.
See also: ハブ
The Taiwanese habu is a venomous snake that inhabits Taiwan.
The habu and the Taiwanese habu are closely related species.
ハブ refers to the Okinawan habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis), a different species found in the Ryukyu Islands. タイワンハブ is a distinct Taiwanese species.
Kanji spelling using 波布 for habu; rarely used in practice.
Rare kanji form; 飯匙倩 is an ateji-like rendering for habu.
From 台湾 (Taiwan) + ハブ (habu, a type of pit viper). The word ハブ itself is likely from a Ryukyuan language.