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The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is a venomous snake species belonging to the genus Bungarus in the Elapidae family. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and is responsible for the majority of snakebites affecting humans in India , Pakistan , and Bangladesh .
3.2.4.2.3 Calliophis melanurus (Indian coral snake / എഴുത്താണി മൂർഖൻ) [citation needed] 3.2.4.2.4 Calliophis nigrescens ...
Sarpa Kavu (meaning Abode of Snakes) or Naga Banna is a traditional natural sacred space seen near traditional homes in Kerala state of South India and in the region of Tulunad. The site is believed to be inhabited by snakes, and the area usually contains a representation of Naga Raja ( King of the Snakes ) and other Naga Devatas ( snake ...
Chundan vallam ('beaked boat'), known outside Kerala as Kerala snake boats, are one of the icons of Kerala culture used in the Vallamkali or boat race.
Gloydius blomhoffii, commonly known as the mamushi, [3] Japanese moccasin, Japanese pit viper, Qichun snake, Salmusa or Japanese mamushi, [4] is a pit viper species found in Japan. It was once considered to have 4 subspecies, but it is now considered monotypic.
The Natricinae are a subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Natricidae). [1] The subfamily comprises 36 genera.Members include many very common snake species, such as the European grass snakes, and the North American water snakes and garter snakes.
Pareidae is a small family of snakes found largely in southeast Asia, with an isolated subfamily endemic to southwestern India. It encompasses 42 species in four genera divided into two subfamilies: Pareinae and Xylophiinae. Both families are thought to have diverged from one another during the early-mid Eocene, about 40-50 million years ago ...
Rhinophis travancoricus, commonly known as the Travancore shieldtail or Tamil Nadu earth snake, [1] is a species of uropeltid snake endemic to India. Geographic range