However, the really strange fact is that not only is this pit viper’s closest relative found in Southeast Asia, it is identical to Wagler’s pit viper in looks and scalation. We don’t know what the hemipenis of Hutton’s pit viper looks like as the specimen hasn’t been dissected. The only distinguishing characteristic – the tail of one is longer than the other. Woe betide the herpetologist who finds one with a tail almost the same length as the related species.
