Venomous Pit Viper Native to Japan and China

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from House of Horrors, Group 1103, Puzzle 5 (Uninvited Guests).

Question is: Venomous Pit Viper Native to Japan and China

and the answer is: MAMUSHI

Word Meaning:

MAMUSHI — A species of pit viper, Gloydius blomhoffii

Definitions from Wiktionary.