Greater Black Krait
Bungarus niger
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Bungarus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 28 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Greater Black Krait (Bungarus niger) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 9 more. Recorded in 28 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Suzhen’s krait Bungarus suzhenae
- Bungarus romulusi
- Red River Krait Bungarus slowinskii
- Red-headed Krait Bungarus flaviceps
- Lesser Black Krait Bungarus lividus
- Burmese Krait Bungarus magnimaculatus
- Many-banded Krait Bungarus multicinctus
- Blue Krait Bungarus candidus
- Sind Krait Bungarus sindanus
- South Andaman Krait Bungarus andamanensis
- Ceylon Krait Bungarus ceylonicus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.