May 28, 2018
Remember Rikki-Tikki-Tavi from The Jungle Book?
The story takes place in India and the snake is a common krait. Kraits are small but they are the most venomous in India and responsible for many fatalities.
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Remember Rikki-Tikki-Tavi from The Jungle Book?
The story takes place in India and the snake is a common krait. Kraits are small but they are the most venomous in India and responsible for many fatalities.
The Snake Prince by Hana Russell
Month of Love, Week 1: Black
8x10 ink with digital color
Based off of an Indian fairy tale about a princess confronting the Queen of Snakes, armed only with a few bowls of milk and sugar, to rescue her husband. Snakes based off of the common krait and king cobra.
(Bungarus caeruleus) common krait
(Bungarus caeruleus) common krait This Elapid harbors a potent neurotoxin. Most victims tend to be bitten while asleep in huts at night. Bites may produce invisible or barely perceptible puncture marks. Few local symptoms; may produce mild pain or numbness w/ little or no local swelling. Human mortality rate is high without use of antivenin.
Common Krait
Bungarus caeruleus
Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Interesting facts: 🔔 They feed primarily on other snakes and cannibalizes on other kraits.
🔔 It is reluctant to bite, but when it does, it typically holds on for a while, which enables it to inject considerable amounts of venom.
🔔 Often during the rainy season, the snakes come out of their hiding places and find refuge inside dry houses. If bitten by a krait while sleeping, a victim may not realize he has been bitten, as the bite feels like that of an ant or mosquito. The victim may die without waking up.
12 DEADLIEST SNAKES IN THE WORLD
12 DEADLIEST SNAKES IN THE WORLD
Venomous snakes are widely spread in the world. Have the unlucky to be bitten by one of these is risking your life. Some venom can the treated and the effect immunized, but others, even with treatment lead the victim to death. This species that product venom as from the Serpents category and it uses this resource to cause the paralyzes the victim and protect themselves.
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(Bungarus caeruleus) Common krait
Potent neurotoxin. Most victims bitten while asleep in huts at night. Bites may produce invisible or barely perceptible puncture marks. Few local symptoms; may produce mild pain or numbness w/ little or no local swelling. Human mortality rate is high without use of antivenin.