The armored pit viper, also known as Wei's bamboo leaf green, is a small venomous snake, belonging to the subfamily Viper, In addition to food, it also has high medicinal value. To a certain extent, it can still be cultivated, and its breeding is not difficult. At present, it is also a new type of breeding industry for the masses to become rich.

The body color of this species varies greatly. The female snake among the adult snakes has a huge head, the color is green, Blue-green or black with short yellow stripes and light green and black spots; young snakes and some older males are all bright green. Brown stripes running through the eyes for camouflage, body length 0.8~1.3m

Wild armored pit viper, like all Pit vipers can run side by side on both land and water, so their settlements are often close to water sources, often in plains, hills, low mountains, or under rubble piles or grass in fields and creeks.