マムシ

noun

mamushi; Japanese pit viper

Refers specifically to Gloydius blomhoffii, a venomous snake found in Japan. Often written in katakana as マムシ.

See also: クサリヘビ

• 山やまでマムシに噛かまれないように気きをつけてください。

  Be careful not to get bitten by a mamushi in the mountains.

• マムシは毒どく蛇じゃの一いっ種しゅです。

  The mamushi is a type of venomous snake.