Discover how to handle a banded krait bite.

Found in South and Southeast Asia, the banded krait’s venom is potent. It can cause paralysis and respiratory failure if not treated. Often found in both land and water. The European adder ...

Snakes are unique and impressive creatures, but for most of us, they’re also the stuff of nightmares. Slithering their way ...

In northeast India, for instance, Robin Doley at Tezpur University is focusing on venom from locally relevant species like the banded krait, monocled cobra, and green pit viper. Doley’s research ...

Sunbeam snake Xenopeltis unicolor India (Nicobars), Myanmar, Thailand, China, Indo-China, Malay region Bungarus fasciatus, the Banded Krait The Binocellate Cobra(naja naja) Seamless Wikipedia browsing ...

[1] Dorsal scales on a banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus. When counting dorsal scales, numbers are often given for three points along the body, for example 19:21:17. These numbers correspond to the ...

But these islands aren’t entirely snake-free. Sea kraits sometimes come ashore to lay their eggs. Occasionally non-native species have been found on isolated islands, most likely having been ...

Around 350 Irulas are involved in catching the 'big four' snakes (Russell's viper, saw-scaled viper, common krait, and spectacled cobra) from farmland in and around Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu ...

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Inland Taipan: Known as the "fierce snake," it has the most toxic venom of any snake. Its venom is 50 times more potent than that of the Indian cobra. Eastern Brown Snake: This snake is responsible ...