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Bungarus fasciatus
Bungarus fasciatus
26.3223, 89.6684
Field Notes
Description:
B. fasciatus is easily identified by its alternate black and yellow crossbands, its triangular body cross section, and the marked vertebral ridge consisting of enlarged vertebral shields along its body. The head is broad and depressed. The eyes are black. It has arrowhead-like yellow markings on its otherwise black head and has yellow lips, lores, chin and throat
The longest banded krait measured was 2.25 meters (7 ft 5 in) long, but normally the length encountered is 1.8 meters (5 ft 11 in).
The snake has an entire anal plate and single subcaudals. The tail is small and ends like a finger-tip, generally being one tenth the length of the snake
Habitat:
Banded kraits may be seen in a variety of habitats, ranging from forests to agricultural lands. They inhabit termite mounds and rodent holes close to water, and often live near human settlement, especially villages, because of their supply of rodents and water. They prefer the open plains of the countryside.
The banded krait has been found in Myanmar up to an altitude of 5000 feet
Little is known of its breeding habits. In Myanmar, a female has been dug out while incubating a clutch of 8 eggs, four of which hatched in May. Young have been recorded to measure 298 to 311mm on hatching. The snake is believed to become adult in the third year of its life, at an approximate length of 914mm.
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