Patrick Russell (6 February 1726, Edinburgh – 2 July 1805, London) 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, Daboia russelii, is named after him.
- Occupation
- botanist, naturalist, herpetologist, surgeon
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- February 6, 1726
- Died
- July 2, 1805
