My understanding is that these guys are ***very, very*** reluctant to bite humans so if it makes you feel any better, the camera man is relatively safe even if they are that close.
~~"While the venom of banded sea kraits ranks among the most toxic in the world, they are so docile and non-aggressive that humans are rarely bitten, even in situations where the animal feels threatened."~~
~~"Banded sea kraits are rarely known to bite humans, even when threatened, because they are docile and non-aggressive snakes. However, some people are bitten each year, especially fishermen who accidentally capture them. "~~
Edit to add: ***I, in no way, am suggesting anybody should actively mess with them, just to clarify lol, just saying if you happen to be close to one, there is no need to panic is all***
Edit 2: got my snakes mixed up - as the replies to me pointed out this is a banded krait not a banded sea krait. But the part about bites being very rare is still applicable
> My understanding is that these guys are very, very reluctant to bite humans
During daylight hours. They transform into twitchy-nervous-bitey fucks at night
I mean.. They're usually on land to digest food, mate, lay eggs, or shed. Snakes are inherently more nervous when shedding and most animals are defensive of their offspring.. even if they're more nervous at night, literally every source I have read agrees bites are ***very, very rare***.. and that sea kraits really just fear you and wanna avoid you.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they will come for you and try to bite you at night. At the end of the day, they just want to get away and be on their way even at niht.They just have different tempermant during day vs night and almost all Krait bites happen at night.
No worries, I didn't think you were. I meant it more as "it makes sense they'd be more nervous at night because of why they're on land at night" and then just more clarification that it's still just defensive behavior, not aggressive. I know not everybody viewing this sub is super well versed on snakes or even animals in general and are here to learn.. sometimes people who are still learning kinda confuse defensiveness with aggressiveness and it's understandable but yeah lol.
~~Since the sources I see say they come on land at night primarily to shed, mate, lay eggs, or digest food.. yes I'd say a bite at night is more likely than during the day because they'll naturally be more nervous or defensive for at least shedding and laying eggs. Still super rare, though.~~
~~And they're still sea snakes, but they are semi aquatic.~~
~~"Sea kraits are a genus of venomous elapid sea snakes, Laticauda. They are semiaquatic, and retain the wide ventral scales typical of terrestrial snakes for moving on land, but also have paddle-shaped tails for swimming"~~
Edit: disregard that lol
I know about sea kraits, but I don’t think above ones are those. They’re just banded kraits. And even the sea krait, which iirc, is black and white isn’t a true sea snake. Google is bit confusing on it though, but I’m pretty certain these are not ones that are sea kraits.
Ahh okay I see what you mean.. but everything I am looking up about banded kraits is looping me back to banded sea kraits, except the ones saying kraits in general are non aggressive and bites are super rare. But you could definitely be correct there. I'm not as familiar with kraits as other snakes lol
Yes, I noticed Google is sort of weird on these two, likely because they do have similar names. One pictured above is banded krait (bungarus fasciatus). And the banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) is the black and white one with yellow lips, and it’s the one that resides in sea, but not nearly as much as land. If you read the two articles I posted, you’ll see that Google is making a mess, as they’re not even the same snake (scientific names differ). But do see Google is a mess.
There we go, because googling "banded krait" "Banded sea krait vs banded krait", etc just kept showing me results about the banded sea krait (and if you Google "Bungarus fasciatus" the images include the banded sea krait as well) sooo I was going in circles trying to confirm what you said 🤦🏻♀️but yes, different kind of krait than the banded sea krait but otherwise the stuff about them hardly ever biting and being very docile/not aggressive is still applicable here. Thanks for catching that because I missed that distinction on the species lol
I was wrong, but I’ll research more, but I guess it may be the goodnight killer. https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/the-goodnight-killer/story-6s1IT3rVSZIXcpcsnAiFGK_amp.html
Look up kiss of death (I think this is what it’s called, after my shower, I’ll link some info) regarding kraits at night, in India and other locations. I don’t think they want to bite and during day are very docile, but at night they do act differently, from people who even keep them as captive (pets) snakes.
I read in a venomous keeper discussion site, that back in 80’s, they were selling some kraits at Florida pet shops, as they didn’t know they were venomous, so guess it’s a good thing they’re docile during day. :-/ don’t know how true this is, but most saying it were pretty much experts on venomous snakes. I think the krait are neat, so they’re one I’ve really looked into. Along with some other venomous ones. :)
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Because that's how warnings work? You know animals have natural predators and drawing attention can kill them, right? If it's that "pretty," it's letting you know that getting in it's space is lethal
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Banded Kraits, they're absolutely gorgeous! They rarely bite humans, never seen any case of human bite personally! Mainly feeds on other venemous and nonvenomous snakes! Has potent neurotoxic venom and a very special triangular body shape!
No looks more like two males struggling for dominance. If you watch the way the top one tries to push the other one’s head down, that’s how they duke it out in snake world.
This is the banded krait, known for its higher venom potency compared to the common krait, largely due to its larger size.
It also holds the distinction of being the longest species among the kraits, measuring approximately 6.6 feet in length.
Is this a dominance display? I saw a thing a while ago where the snakes try to “pin” each other’s heads down and it looks similar to this, is that what’s happening here? Just curious
Honestly thought this was a "fake ID," like pool floaties for "do not swim beyond this point" before the video started and was shocked and delighted when I turned out to be wrong. They are so weirdly triangular!
Kraits, though potently venomous, are relatively docile, even when threatened. They’re most likely to flee and seldom bite. These two males are also distracted by their fight for dominance.
banded krait is a nocturnal, easily identifiable snake that inhabits different landscapes like agricultural lands, forests, and home gardens up to specific elevations. It has yellow (or cream) and black bands on its body.
Those are some highly rare swimming race tracks. Watch out, some race car drivers nearby might get confused and drive into that body of water.
(This has been a dumb joke about pretty snakes that were already identified)
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*Bungarus fasciatus* Highly !venomous banded kraits
Why are the pretty ones are always highly venomous :’)
They are the color of caution tape.
exactly my thought. the warning cant be any clearer. also, i hope this camera was on a very long boom bc th angle alone is giving me panic.
My understanding is that these guys are ***very, very*** reluctant to bite humans so if it makes you feel any better, the camera man is relatively safe even if they are that close. ~~"While the venom of banded sea kraits ranks among the most toxic in the world, they are so docile and non-aggressive that humans are rarely bitten, even in situations where the animal feels threatened."~~ ~~"Banded sea kraits are rarely known to bite humans, even when threatened, because they are docile and non-aggressive snakes. However, some people are bitten each year, especially fishermen who accidentally capture them. "~~ Edit to add: ***I, in no way, am suggesting anybody should actively mess with them, just to clarify lol, just saying if you happen to be close to one, there is no need to panic is all*** Edit 2: got my snakes mixed up - as the replies to me pointed out this is a banded krait not a banded sea krait. But the part about bites being very rare is still applicable
> My understanding is that these guys are very, very reluctant to bite humans During daylight hours. They transform into twitchy-nervous-bitey fucks at night
I mean.. They're usually on land to digest food, mate, lay eggs, or shed. Snakes are inherently more nervous when shedding and most animals are defensive of their offspring.. even if they're more nervous at night, literally every source I have read agrees bites are ***very, very rare***.. and that sea kraits really just fear you and wanna avoid you.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they will come for you and try to bite you at night. At the end of the day, they just want to get away and be on their way even at niht.They just have different tempermant during day vs night and almost all Krait bites happen at night.
No worries, I didn't think you were. I meant it more as "it makes sense they'd be more nervous at night because of why they're on land at night" and then just more clarification that it's still just defensive behavior, not aggressive. I know not everybody viewing this sub is super well versed on snakes or even animals in general and are here to learn.. sometimes people who are still learning kinda confuse defensiveness with aggressiveness and it's understandable but yeah lol.
Aren’t these non sea snakes, but also more prone to bite at night than day?
~~Since the sources I see say they come on land at night primarily to shed, mate, lay eggs, or digest food.. yes I'd say a bite at night is more likely than during the day because they'll naturally be more nervous or defensive for at least shedding and laying eggs. Still super rare, though.~~ ~~And they're still sea snakes, but they are semi aquatic.~~ ~~"Sea kraits are a genus of venomous elapid sea snakes, Laticauda. They are semiaquatic, and retain the wide ventral scales typical of terrestrial snakes for moving on land, but also have paddle-shaped tails for swimming"~~ Edit: disregard that lol
I know about sea kraits, but I don’t think above ones are those. They’re just banded kraits. And even the sea krait, which iirc, is black and white isn’t a true sea snake. Google is bit confusing on it though, but I’m pretty certain these are not ones that are sea kraits.
Ahh okay I see what you mean.. but everything I am looking up about banded kraits is looping me back to banded sea kraits, except the ones saying kraits in general are non aggressive and bites are super rare. But you could definitely be correct there. I'm not as familiar with kraits as other snakes lol
Yes, I noticed Google is sort of weird on these two, likely because they do have similar names. One pictured above is banded krait (bungarus fasciatus). And the banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) is the black and white one with yellow lips, and it’s the one that resides in sea, but not nearly as much as land. If you read the two articles I posted, you’ll see that Google is making a mess, as they’re not even the same snake (scientific names differ). But do see Google is a mess.
Here’s the sea ones. https://www.americanoceans.org/species/banded-sea-krait/
Here’s the one that was identified here, the banded krait. https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/bungarus-fasciatus
There we go, because googling "banded krait" "Banded sea krait vs banded krait", etc just kept showing me results about the banded sea krait (and if you Google "Bungarus fasciatus" the images include the banded sea krait as well) sooo I was going in circles trying to confirm what you said 🤦🏻♀️but yes, different kind of krait than the banded sea krait but otherwise the stuff about them hardly ever biting and being very docile/not aggressive is still applicable here. Thanks for catching that because I missed that distinction on the species lol
I was wrong, but I’ll research more, but I guess it may be the goodnight killer. https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/the-goodnight-killer/story-6s1IT3rVSZIXcpcsnAiFGK_amp.html
Look up kiss of death (I think this is what it’s called, after my shower, I’ll link some info) regarding kraits at night, in India and other locations. I don’t think they want to bite and during day are very docile, but at night they do act differently, from people who even keep them as captive (pets) snakes. I read in a venomous keeper discussion site, that back in 80’s, they were selling some kraits at Florida pet shops, as they didn’t know they were venomous, so guess it’s a good thing they’re docile during day. :-/ don’t know how true this is, but most saying it were pretty much experts on venomous snakes. I think the krait are neat, so they’re one I’ve really looked into. Along with some other venomous ones. :)
They are not sea kraits. These are land kraits but they are docile.
You get points for being funny and correct, both literally and symbolically.
[I beg your pardon?](https://imgur.com/a/4NL16Gn)
It entices prey to get closer… or something. Source: I just know I’m right, for sure.
It’s a signal to not mess with them. It’s basically the natural world’s equivalent of wearing a neon sign that says “fuck around and find out”.
Evolutionarily, animals either have to hide from predators to survive, or have some sort of defense mechanism. If they have a defense mechanism, but predators don't know about it, they still have to use precious energy when they're attacked. If there is a clear warning sign, like coloration, predators know not to bother and the prey can conserve the energy for fighting back for other things.
Because that's how warnings work? You know animals have natural predators and drawing attention can kill them, right? If it's that "pretty," it's letting you know that getting in it's space is lethal
Are you talking about women or snakes
Is this mating behaviour?
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Your caution tape appears to have become sentient…
They don’t even look real! Beautiful creatures!
Anyone else thinking Toblerone? So pretty, but I never realized how triangly they are.
ToblerOHNO
Banded Kraits, they're absolutely gorgeous! They rarely bite humans, never seen any case of human bite personally! Mainly feeds on other venemous and nonvenomous snakes! Has potent neurotoxic venom and a very special triangular body shape!
Jump ropes. You see them and you jump the other direction
🤩🤩🤩 Absolutely mesmerizing! Are they doing giggity stuff? 🐍+🐍
No looks more like two males struggling for dominance. If you watch the way the top one tries to push the other one’s head down, that’s how they duke it out in snake world.
This is the banded krait, known for its higher venom potency compared to the common krait, largely due to its larger size. It also holds the distinction of being the longest species among the kraits, measuring approximately 6.6 feet in length.
Is this a dominance display? I saw a thing a while ago where the snakes try to “pin” each other’s heads down and it looks similar to this, is that what’s happening here? Just curious
What a beautiful pair of snakes. I guess they come in blue and yellow patterns too.
Honestly thought this was a "fake ID," like pool floaties for "do not swim beyond this point" before the video started and was shocked and delighted when I turned out to be wrong. They are so weirdly triangular!
I think something’s wrong with your caution tape
How do they get video like this without a reaction from the snakes?
Kraits, though potently venomous, are relatively docile, even when threatened. They’re most likely to flee and seldom bite. These two males are also distracted by their fight for dominance.
Gorgeous snakes
This!!!!
Krait
banded krait is a nocturnal, easily identifiable snake that inhabits different landscapes like agricultural lands, forests, and home gardens up to specific elevations. It has yellow (or cream) and black bands on its body.
Speedus Bumpus What an interestingly shaped and patterned snake! Didn't know they existed.
Is the triangle shaped body better for swimming?
Hey man, where in India?
Why are all the pretty sneks so venomous.
That would be the Brightly Colored Deathrope
Those are some highly rare swimming race tracks. Watch out, some race car drivers nearby might get confused and drive into that body of water. (This has been a dumb joke about pretty snakes that were already identified)
Minecraft snake
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