#bungarus

[herpsandbirds]

Kinabalu Red Headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps baluensis), family Elapidae, Sabah, Borneo

Venomous.

photograph by Jamie Allott

[snakecatchers]

Hoser, R. T. 2023. Three new species of Kraits in the Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801) species complex. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 62:54-64. Published 25 May 2023. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/AJH-62-Pages-54-64.pdf

[exotic-venom]

(Bungarus fasciatus) Banded krait

[herpskeepers]

Herp of the day: Banded krait

The banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is a very venomous elapid. It is easily identified by its alternate black and yellow crossbands, its triangular body cross section, and the marked vertebral ridge consisting of enlarged vertebral shields along its body.

It’s venom is mainly neurotoxic and in severe envenomations can lead to respiratory failure and death may occur due to suffocation. Few authenticated records of human beings having been bitten are available.

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[herpsandbirds]

Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps), family Elapidae, Thailand

Venomous.

photograph by Rupert Grassby-Lewis

[herpsandbirds]

Kinabalu Krait (Bungarus flaviceps baluensis), family Elapidae, Sabah, Borneo

Venomous.

photograph by Phước Lợi

[herpsandbirds]

Red-Headed Krait (Bungarus f. flaviceps), family Elapidae, Malaysia

Venomous.

photograph by Ethan Lai

[herpsandbirds]

Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus), family Elapidae, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Venomous.

photograph by Diệp Tùng