Kraits of India 🇮🇳 | Snakes | Indian Reptiles

Kraits of India: There are 9 species of Kraits found in India, the state-wise details are as follows,
Andaman Islands – Andaman Krait
Assam – Northeastern Hill Krait
Sikkim - Northeastern Hill Krait
Uttar Pradesh – Wall’s Krait
North India – Sind Krait, Wall’s Krait
Indian Subcontinent – Common Krait
South India – Banded Krait
East India – Banded Krait
West India – Sind Krait
North India – Greater Black Krait
North East India – Banded Krait, Burmese Krait, Greater Black Krait, Lesser Black Krait, Northeastern Hill Krait, Sind Krait

9 species of kraits are found in India

Andaman Krait, also known as South Andaman krait is endemic to the Andaman Islands. They can be easily identified by their checking glossy dark brown or black dorsal body with yellowish bands. Their body is cylindrical, head is slightly broader than the neck and they have a small eye which is entirely black with round pupils.

Banded Kraits are the largest species of kraits, with a maximum length up to 2.7 metres found in South, East and North East of India. They have a triangular body cross section and easily identified by their alternate black and yellow crossbands.

Burmese Krait, also known as the spotted krait or splendid krait are found in the North East India. They are slender snakes with short tapering tails. White crossbars are as wide as the black interspaces and the scales are spotted with black.

Common Krait, also known as Indian krait or blue krait is generally black or bluish black in colour distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent. White preocular spot may be present; the upper lips and the belly are white. Narrow white lines may be found as a series of connected spots, with a prominent spot on the vertebral region.

Greater Black Krait, Also known as black krait are found in the North and North East of India. They are medium in length, slender-bodied, and triangular in cross-section, with a short, pointed tail. When disturbed, they loosely coil and hide their head beneath their body. They are reluctant to bite unless repeatedly provoked.

Lesser Black Krait is a small, secretive, and nocturnal elapid snake found in the North East India. Both Greater and Lesser Black Kraits are known for patternless uniform black body with yellowish underside. Morphologically they look very similar to Greater Black Krait, but can be differentiated by checking vertebral scale shape and size.

Northeastern Hill Krait, also known as Himalayan Krait is found in Assam, Sikkim and North East of India. Body is slender with shiny smooth scales, vertebral scales is hexagonal shaped and larger than adjacent dorsal scales.

Sind Krait is found in North, West and North East of India. They can be confused with the common krait and Indian rat snake. Most visible feature is their narrow white bands, though the bands can be either yellow or grey depending on the color variation. They have an egg-shaped head with a short snout, small eyes, upper lips is either yellow or white with a pointed tip tail.

Wall’s Krait is found in Uttar Pradesh & North India. They are active at night and known to feed on rodents, snakes and frogs. Although they look similar to common krait, they can be distinguished by the number of scale rows across their back. Their venom has not been studied so far.

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