Scientific name: Bungarus fasciatus
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae
Class: Reptilia
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
The bite of the Krait species with envenomation is capable of delivering one of the most lethal venoms compared to other Asian snakes. ... Prior to the development of adequate antivenom, reported mortality rates of Indian Kraits were as high as 77%.
The banded krait occurs in the whole of the Indo-Chinese subregion, the Malay peninsula and Indonesian archipelago, and southern China. The species is common in the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Mizoram, Assam, Manipur and Tripura of India, Nepal and Bangladesh, but becomes progressively uncommon westwards in India. Unlike other Bungarus species, who are primarily snake-eaters, the many-banded krait usually feeds on fish, but it is also preys on other species of snakes, including members of its own species. This species also feeds on rodents, eels, frogs, and occasionally lizards.
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•Is the banded krait aggressive?
Kraits are ophiophagous, preying primarily upon other snakes (including venomous varieties) and are cannibalistic, feeding on other kraits. ... All kraits are nocturnal. They are more docile during the daylight; at night, they become very active, but are not very aggressive even when provoked.
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