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by bush_viper17 on February 23, 2005
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Does anyone have any info on the species of krait that is extremely calm in the day but at night becomes defensive? Its a type of Bungarus, I think it is Bungarus fasciatus but im not sure, I would like to know more about it if anyone has any info.
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by Phobos on February 24, 2005
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Hi Jeremy:
I looked for an infomational site to send you to but the info on Bungarus is very thin. However, from personal experience & general knowlege about the Kraits I can tell you this.
They are very inoffensive snakes prefering to hide their heads when confronted. Most, not all will exhibit the diurnal docility you mentioned but are very ,... (I want to say agressive but not sure if that is the right word) Grumpy at night when many bites occur. Bites are mostly by stepping on them but they also have a bad habit of snuggling up to people sleeping and then bite when they are rolled on. If you go to my website with my Thailand trip you will see a keeper at the Thai Red Cross Snake farm with two big Banded Kraits in his hand. I was allowed to stand down with the keepers because of my friendship with the Senior Keeper and had them (Bungarus fasciatus ) crawling around my feet during the demonstrations. They behaved just like any pet colubrid..BUT I stopped their "friendlyness" when one tried to go up my leg of my jeans.
B. flaviceps (Redheaded Krait) is reported to be a nasty beast all the time. It's one of those that tries to kill you everytime you open the cage. It's a swamp dweller that eats mostly fish & amphibs.
They ALL have a very serious venom packed that head. Mostly post-synaptic neuotoxins that don't reverse well even with antivenom. You may survive but have some lasting neuromuscular problems.
http://groups.msn.com/SomeLikeThemHot/fieldherping.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=71
Hope this helped,
Diamond Butt Al
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by Phobos on February 24, 2005
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Thanks Jeremy :-)
I really like Bungarus too, just that they're so damn toxic and pricey to get. Not widely kept in collections.
I did not breed the River Jack but got her from Rob at Glades Herps. I think you'll like this shot of her better, as it shows her true colors.
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/index.php?photo=165717&size=big&user=42341
She was to "pissy" to get to close to her in the picture you mention. She is a good snake and stays on the hook well but last night she made me say "Whoa..." with her strike speed. Fastest I've seen her slam a hopper! I gave her one as a "Leftover" from another animal that did not eat. Normally I feed FT but as I said this was a live one, Holy Crap! was she fast and powerful. They don't have the "Knock Down" power that my B. asper or the E. carinatus has but would not like them to grab me like they do the prey. The same size hopper when hit by the Asper or the Sawscales just falls over basically DEAD! Whereas the prey grabbed by my Bitis group live for a minute at least.
See ya,
Al
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by CJROY on February 24, 2005
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yes u r absolutely right, bungarus faciutus or banded krait is very lazy indeed. probably the lazyest snake in the world durring the day, but as night falls it becomes active and will strike without hisitation if any body plays the fool around it.
i had encouters with these snakes in the past so i hope my suggestion will help u.
if any other problem write to me.
e-mail:herpetofauna_snakes@hotmail.com
chirag jyoti roy
Indian snake expert
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by bush_viper17 on February 24, 2005
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Ive seen one gaboon strike a mouse at least 6 inches or alittle more away. It wasnt even looking at the mouse(which was behind him) but all of a sudden, in about the time it would take to blink, it hit the mouse perfectly in the back and held on. amazing stuff.
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