Venom expert Zoltan Takacs grabs a yellowlipped sea krait in Fijian waters. This snake’s toxic bite causes paralysis, which keeps its strong and speedy eel prey from escaping. Yellow-lipped sea ...

It is estimated that of a total of five to six lakhs snakebites in India every year, only 30 percent are venomous bites. The government also concedes that the high fatality rate from krait bites ...

Snakes are the bane of the poor rural folk in areas such as Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala and Vavuniya. The Common Krait bites people while they are sleeping on the floor and other folk get ...

The most number of deaths, (97%), are from the bite of the Russell’s viper, Cobra and Krait Although those days most snake-bites were in the North Central Province, now victims are being reported even ...

They are often brown or black in colour, with lighter crossbands. Common krait venom is also a neurotoxin. A bite from a common krait can cause paralysis, respiratory failure, and death.

the branded krait can usually be found in the countryside. It also lives near human settlements, especially villages, where water and rodents are plentiful. When provoked, it may try to bite.