Kraits are some of the most poisonous snakes, which inhabit many parts of South and Southeast Asia and cause considerable ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive explain the dangerous neurotoxic effects of banded krait venom and the lifesaving medical responses required after a bite.

New Caledonia residents succeed in educating people to respect their sea kraits. Here a visitor drops to the ground to admire a “tricot raye” crawling ashore for a rest. “That’s OK,” she said. “He ...

Researchers have described a new species of venomous snake, from one of the deadliest and most medically significant groups of snakes in Asia. The Suzhen’s krait is found in rice fields and streams in ...

The venomous krait that caused the death of famous herpetologist Joseph B. Slowinski turns out to be new to science, according to recent research. The new species, Bungarus suzhenae, was named after ...

In July 2022, a lesser black krait (Bungarus lividus), a small, secretive and highly venomous snake, was discovered in Dhankuta, Nepal’s eastern hills. The snake, previously documented only in Nepal’s ...

In 2001, the famous herpetologist Joseph B. Slowinski died from snakebite by an immature black-and-white banded krait, while leading an expedition team in northern Myanmar. The very krait that caused ...