Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Indian kraits | |
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Similar Snake, Indian kraits, Banded krait, Common krait, Calloselasma rhodostoma | ||
Blue krait malayan krait bungarus candidus thailand s deadliest snake
Bungarus candidus, commonly known as the Malayan krait or blue krait, is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake.
Contents
- Blue krait malayan krait bungarus candidus thailand s deadliest snake
- Deadly venomous malayan krait bungarus candidus found herping in thailand
- Description and Explanation
- Habitation
- Venom
- References
Deadly venomous malayan krait bungarus candidus found herping in thailand
Description and Explanation
The Malayan krait may attain a total length of 108 cm (about 3.5 ft), with a tail 16 cm (6.3 in) long.
Dorsally, it has a pattern of 27-34 dark-brown, black, or bluish-black crossbands on the body and tail, which are narrowed and rounded on the sides. The first crossband is continuous with the dark color of the head. The dark crossbands are separated by broad, yellowish-white interspaces, which may be spotted with black. Ventrally, it is uniformly white.
The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows, with the vertebral row much enlarged. The ventrals number 195-237; the anal plate is entire; and the single (undivided) subcaudals are 37-56 in number.
Habitation
It is found in southeast Asia from Indochina south to Java and Bali in Indonesia.
Venom
In mice, the IV LD50 for this species is 0.1 mg/kg. It has caused an untreated mortality rate of 60-70% on humans.
