Habushu is aptly named after the habu snake(Trimeresurus flavoviridis) which belongs to the Pit viper family and is closely related to the American rattler or copperheads.
As with nearby Yoroshima to the northwest, the island is noted for its high density of habu poisonous vipers.
Trimeresurus flavoviridis | Trimeresurus malabaricus | Trimeresurus sumatranus | Trimeresurus stejnegeri | Trimeresurus elegans |
Yabuchi Island is well known for its large population of habu, the poisonous pit viper of Okinawa, and its southern coast is dense with kasanori, and Okinawan species of Ulvophyceae, an edible algae.