Patrick Russell was a Scottish surgeon and naturalist who worked in India. He studied the snakes of India and is considered the "Father of Indian Ophiology". Russell's viper is named after him, as is Russell's kukri snake.
- Occupation
- botanist, naturalist, herpetologist, surgeon
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- February 6, 1726, February 6, 1727
- Died
- July 2, 1805
