Many-banded Krait
Bungarus multicinctus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Bungarus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Many-banded Krait (Bungarus multicinctus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in China, Taiwan. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 20 more. Common: recorded in 615 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.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Reservoirs
- Irrigation Canals
- Rice Paddies
- Agricultural Land
- Farmland
- Orchards
- Gardens
- Suburban Areas
- Rural Settlements
- Roadsides
- Disturbed Habitats
- Chinese Subtropical Forest
- Chinese Montane Forest
- Taiwan Montane Forest
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
- Greater Black Krait Bungarus niger
- 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.