[3] The populations found in southern Afghanistan and northern India are sometimes referred to as a separate subspecies: M. l. peilei.

[3] Vipera Euphratica was originally used to refer to the populations that occur in the Euphrates river basin of Turkey, Syria and Iraq.

This is a large snake, with females reaching 150 cm (59.1 in) in total length (body + tail) and males a little less.

Dorsally, the ground color of the body can be gray, brown, beige, pinkish, olive, or khaki.

When two rows are present, the spots may alternate or oppose, which can produce anything from a saddled to a continuous zigzag pattern.

The spots are usually brown, dark gray, or black, but are sometimes red, brick, yellow, or olive in color.

The blunt-nosed viper can be found in Algeria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Russian Caucasia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kashmir, India.