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krait

(krīt)

Any of several highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus of South and Southeast Asia, having a generally black body with brightly colored bands.

[Hindi karait, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit kāla-, black; see Kali.]

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krait

(kraɪt)

(Animals) any nonaggressive brightly coloured venomous elapid snake of the genus Bungarus, of S and SE Asia

[C19: from Hindi karait, of obscure origin]

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krait

(kraɪt)

n.

any nocturnal venomous S Asian elapid snake of the genus Bungarus, having broad black-and-white or black-and-yellow bands.

[1870–75; < Hindi karait]

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krait - brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula

elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

Bungarus, genus Bungarus - kraits

banded adder, banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus - sluggish krait banded with black and yellow

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It merits mention here, he said that out of 17 species of snakes only 5 species were venomous that are: Common Krait (Bungarus aeruleus ), Black Cobra (Naja naja), Brown Cobra (Naja oxiana), Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis carinatus sochireki ) and Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii).

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The [alpha]A-globin chain showed highest similarity with Sindhi krait, [beta]I with Texas indigo snake and [beta]II-with Indian cobra and interestingly with Blue-lipped sea krait (sea snake).

THE PARTIAL AMINO ACID SEQUENCE OF LEAF-NOSED VIPER (ERISTICOPHIS MACMAHONII) SNAKE HEMOGLOBIN

The most common are Cobra, Krait, Saw Scaled Viper and Russell's Viper.

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Neuroparalysis due to envenomation by common cobra (Naja naja) and common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is a common life-threatening medical emergency in India (1).

Autonomic Dysfunction Manifesting as Severe Hypertension Following Cobra Envenomation: An Unusual Occurrence

Indian cobra (Naja naja) (8.83%; N = 46), Glossy-bellied racer (Coluber ventromaculatus) (7.87%; N = 41) and Common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) (7.49%; N = 39) were higher in prevalence.

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Qualcomm did rebrand the CPU itself, from the Krait 400 in the Snapdragon 800 and 801 to the Krait 450 for the Snapdragon 805, but it didn't make any other architectural changes.

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Of all the cases, viper bites accounted for the majority followed by Krait bites, cobra bites were very few as that type of snake is uncommon to this geographical area of the country.

A STUDY ON POISONOUS SNAKEBITES FROM NORTHERN KERALA

That would surely explain how, when we were living in a house built over a snake pit and a scorpion burrow, Mother's evening tour of every nook and cranny always unearthed the threats that were closest to being activated: The krait wound around the curtain rod above our bed, the scorpion getting comfortable inside our bedroom slippers, the centipede pretending it was a part of the design of the bathroom tiles.

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According to (https://www.thailandsnakes.com/southeast-asia-venomous-snakes/cambodia-snakes-venomous-dangerous/) Thailand Snakes , some of the deadliest species of snakes found in Cambodia are Malayan Krait, Banded Krait, Small-spotted Coral Snake, Malayan Pit Viper, Monocellate Cobra, Monocled Cobra, King Cobra, Mountain Pit Viper, Blotched Pit Viper Speckle-bellied Keelback, among others. 

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The snake was 1.2-m long glistening black with single white arches across the body resembling common krait (Bungarus caeruleus).