is a Ryukyuan name referring to certain venomous snakes:

The following species are found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan:

• Protobothrops elegans, a.k.a. the Sakishima habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands

• Protobothrops flavoviridis, a.k.a. the Okinawan habu, found in the southern Ryukyu Islands

• Protobothrops tokarensis, a.k.a. the Tokara habu, found in the Tokara Islands

• Ovophis okinavensis, a.k.a. the Hime habu

Habu is a name also used for several other species:

• Trimeresurus gracilis, a.k.a. the Kikushi habu, found in Taiwan.

• Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, a.k.a. the Taiwan habu or Chinese habu, found in Southeast Asia.

• Ovophis monticola, a.k.a. the Arisan habu, found in Southeast Asia.

  Habu is a nickname given to the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the United States Air Force.