It grows to an average total length (body + tail) of 30–70 cm (12–28 in), with a maximum total length of 87 cm (34 in).
The scalation of the head is similar to E. carinatus.
The body is rather stout, the cross-section of which is circular or subtriangular.
The dorsal scales are rough and heavily keeled.
At midbody, there are 27-33 rows of dorsal scales.
The ventral scales number 165-180.

Coloration and pattern are both variable.
Color ranges from brown to gray to reddish and everything in between.
Pattern generally consists of a series of light, oblique, dorsal crossbars or saddles set against a darker ground color.
The flanks are lighter in color, normally with a series of triangular, subtriangular, or circular, dark markings with light or white edges.
The belly is an unbroken pale cream, white, or ivory.
It grows to an average total length (body + tail) of 30–70 cm (12–28 in), with a maximum total length of 87 cm (34 in). The scalation of the head is similar to E. carinatus. The body is rather stout, the cross-section of which is circular or subtriangular. The dorsal scales are rough and heavily keeled. At midbody, there are 27-33 rows of dorsal scales. The ventral scales number 165-180.
Coloration and pattern are both variable. Color ranges from brown to gray to reddish and everything in between. Pattern generally consists of a series of light, oblique, dorsal crossbars or saddles set against a darker ground color. The flanks are lighter in color, normally with a series of triangular, subtriangular, or circular, dark markings with light or white edges. The belly is an unbroken pale cream, white, or ivory.
Echis leucogaster