The Snake Bite

The big four snakes of India May 17

Filed under Venomous snakes by ssnake | 16 comments

I just saw a documentary on National Geographic TV about the “Big four” snakes of India. So I went down to the good old YouTube and found all four of them in motion. The four most dangerous snakes in India are Indian cobra, Russell’s viper, Saw-scaled viper and the most dangerous of them - the common krait. Enjoy!

Indian cobra, Naja naja
This is the most famous Indian snake. She likes rats and because a rat is very common in human houses the encounter is inevitable.

Russell’s viper, Daboia russelii
This snake is a nightmare for Indian farmers. She never bites only once and her venom kills in minutes.

Saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus
During the day this snake is hidden in the sand. She’s a quick bitter. A fairly small animal (1 meter) has really big teeth (5 milimetres).

Common krait, Bungarus caeruleus
The last and the deadliest member of this list is a Common krait. Even people with anti venom have only 50 % survival chance. This snake is a cannibal, eating exclusively other snakes. Her bite is painless and it usually comes at night. Government is trying to lower krait’s death rate by advising people to sleep on beds and not on the ground. The Common krait comes searching for the human warmth. Many people in her area, especially children, quietly die in their sleep.

16 comments

  1. Rajesh Sharma Jul 16

    good Work :)

  2. Devanur Anju Reshma Aug 6

    Really good work, even I have attempted doing something like this, if get a chance, please go through my site, thankyou.

  3. ssnake Aug 30

    Hi. Been on vacation. I’ve checked your site. Have some really informative posts. Nice work. Do you own any snakes?

  4. pankaj lad Jan 6

    i am living in powai filter pada there is lots of snakes here.& peoples are killing them thinking that they are poisonous.so if you can send me the photos of poisonous snakes i can do something for them.or just give me a snake catchers number living near by.please………….

  5. Dr D.S. Rajurohit Feb 14

    Amazing work. There are no more words to express for you. Hope u will always keep it up and make better future in wildlife biology.
    Dr.D.S.Raj

  6. V.Bas Jul 28

    There is only one thing I am scared of in my life,i.e.cobra.
    Is there any cobra repellent we can use in our house or garden?

  7. kamalnv Jan 6

    V.Bas…

    Try Garlic spread across the perimeter of the house,

    Snakes are sensitive to smell and they do not like the

    smell of garlic….that’s what i have heard…..

  8. ssnake Feb 19

    QL. That’s a good tip. Tnx

  9. siddhadreams Feb 27

    here you showed a banded crait (Bungarus fasciatus)not a common crait (Bungarus caeruleus)

  10. siddhadreams Feb 27

    good work!

  11. Pankaj Gupta May 30

    hai friends this pankaj gupta working for animal welfare oraganisation at hyderabad., So you all can call me for any kind of snake rescues in and around hyderabad Contact: 9052100818.
    email pankaj4wildlife@gmail.com

  12. krishna Feb 20

    i am a big fan of snakes and love every snake and
    i want be herpelogist snd i want to meet steveirwins
    family

  13. Vinay Feb 25

    Gr8 work and informative

  14. Mukesh Mar 21

    i know one of the bigest snakes in the world and that is near KORBA-CHHATISGARH-INDIA.
    If any one is ready to catch, can cotact me.
    the NASA survey also seen

  15. kshitij cholke Mar 25

    we have noticed a indian cobra in the premices of our house. it casually romes in our garden. in beginning we considered as a mamba but it is a indian cobra. if

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