Many-banded krait
The many-banded krait is an extremely venomous snake found in central and southern China and much of Southeast Asia. It is black or bluish-black with many white bands across its body. It matters because its bite can be fatal, and it is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- The body is black to dark bluish-black.1
- It has about 21 to 30 white or creamy white cross bands along its upper body.1
- The short, pointed tail is black with 7 to 11 white cross bands.1
- The head is mostly black, broad and oval, and slightly flat.1
- Young snakes often have whitish blotches on the underside of the head.1
Sovint es confon amb: The Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus) is easily confused with this species. A 2017 genetic study found that many museum specimens labelled as many-banded kraits in China were actually Malayan kraits.1
Poder del verí
El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.
Què fa el seu verí?
Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves and the connections between nerves and muscles. Local effects are usually mild, with slight itching and numbness rather than serious swelling or pain. Symptoms usually start one to six hours after a bite and can include drooping eyelids, double vision, weakness, tongue paralysis, loss of voice and difficulty breathing.1
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: MortalUn dels animals més perillosos del món.Estimated death rates from untreated bites vary between studies, from 25–35% to 70–100%. In a serious bite, breathing can stop and lead to death. In 2001, a juvenile bit the herpetologist Joe Slowinski in Myanmar and he died 29 hours later.1
Què fa quan té por?
It is generally timid and placid, but it is more defensive at night and thrashes about when handled.1
Si mossega
- Mantén la persona quieta i tranquil·la, treu-li anells i coses que estrenyin i porta-la de pressa a un hospital: el tractament és l'antiverí.
Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics
Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.
No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
fa de llarg com 4 gats de casa del nas a la cua
fa de llarg com 10 plàtans en fila
podria recórrer 100 metres en 49 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)Que gran és Many-banded krait comparat amb TU?
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Com de ràpid va?
Dades
Its venom is among the most potent of any land snake, based on lab tests on mice dating back to 1943.1
In 2001, a juvenile bite in Myanmar killed Joe Slowinski, which drew worldwide attention to the species.1
The snake that bit Slowinski was first thought to be this species, but it was later classified as a different species.1
It is active from April and retreats into hibernation in November.1
Desmuntamites
Mite: American soldiers in the Vietnam War called it the "two-step snake", believing its venom could kill a person within two steps.
Veritat: Its symptoms usually start one to six hours after a bite, and death can take much longer. The two-step belief is wrong, and a bite still needs urgent medical care.1
Per a experts en verins
- Nom científic
- Bungarus multicinctus
- Grup
- Cobres, mambes i kraits
- Família
- Elapidae2
- Ordre
- Squamata
- Continents
- Àsia
- Cries
- It lays eggs. Females usually lay 3 to 15 eggs, and up to 20 are possible. The eggs hatch about six weeks later, and the young are about 25 cm long.1
- Esperança de vida
- uns 13,7 anys1
- Perill per a les persones
- 5 / 5: Mortal3
D'on surten les dades
- Many-banded krait (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bungarus multicinctus (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
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