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The four venomous snake species responsible for causing the greatest number of medically significant human snake bite cases on the Indian subcontinent (majorly in India and Sri Lanka) are sometimes collectively referred to as the Big Four. They are as follows: [1] [2] Russell's viper, Daboia russelii; Common krait, Bungarus caeruleus; Indian ...
The following is a list of snakes (suborder Serpentes) of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains.
Within India, specifically, it has been recorded in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Rajasthan. [2] The overall geographic ranges of the subspecies are: [2] Bungarus sindanus razai Khan, 1985 – northern Pakistan. Bungarus sindanus sindanus Boulenger, 1897 – southern Pakistan, adjacent India.
The Indian cobra (Naja naja /nadʒa nadʒa/), also known commonly as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of cobra, a venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent , and is a member of the "big four" species that are responsible for the most snakebite cases in India.
The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is a highly 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 .
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The lesser black krait (Bungarus lividus) is a species of venomous elapid snake found in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The specific epithet is after Latin lividus , meaning “bluish metal-colored” or “lead-colored”, referring to the snake's coloration.
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