"One of our beat staff got an SOS call late last night from a village. Imagine these highly venomous ‘Walls Krait’ locked in a duel inside someone’s bedroom," Kaswan said on X (formerly ...

The branded krait is found in the coastal areas of India. Branded Krait is recognised by its black-yellowish colour and is mostly found underwater.

The snakes we rescued were from different villages in Bagnan, Amta and Uluberia,” said Chitrak Pramanik, a wildlife ...

There are different kinds of Indian krait, a venomous species found in the subcontinent. The Indian krait is normally docile during the day, but becomes belligerent at night. It can grow up to 1 ...

KRAIT, a regional body tasked with investigating officer-involved fatalities or cause of great bodily harm incidents, is set to go live in January. The team, which is modeled after the Milwaukee ...

2. Indian Krait: This nocturnal viper is responsible for a significant number of snakebite deaths in India. Its venom is a powerful neurotoxin that can cause paralysis and respiratory failure.

This group otherwise contains land-based snakes such as cobras and mambas. There are also eight species of sea krait, Laticauda, a semi-aquatic group of reptiles that return to land to lay eggs. Three ...