Large (up to 180 cm TL), stout-bodied venomous snake. Back gray, light yellow, or greenish white with 20-25 black, jagged crossbars or blotches. Sometimes an orange or rust stripe down midback. Head clearly larger than slender neck. Dark stripe behind each eye. Tail tip uniformly black in adults. Belly pink, white, cream, or gray, with dark stippling toward sides.