Dantewada district is one of the southern district of Chhattisgarh. The area of the district is covered, more than 50% with dense, sal (Shorea robusta) dominated forests. So far the Trimeresurus gramineus snake has not been reported from either the Dantewada district or the Chhattisgarh state. The present study has described the morphology of the presently caught snake.