Common Krait ଚିତି

Venomous- Neurotoxic 
Common Name: Common Krait 
Odia Name: ଚିତି
Zoological Name: Bungarus caeruleus
venomous (Neurotoxic)
Family: Elapidae
WL(P)A – Schedule – II

Smooth-scaled.Glossy black, pale faded bluish-grey or dark brownish-black above(often with blue iridescence) with narrow (sometimes paired) white cross-linesthat continue to pointed tip of short tail.These lines usually absent on forebody orthey are replaced by white vertebral spots. Mid-dorsal scale hexagonal (6 sided). Often confused with many wolf snakes. A nocturnal snake.

Look-alikes: Common wolf snake
Barred wolf snake
Bridal snake

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IFSC Code: 

BARB0SABHUB

Name:

Snake Helpline

Account Number:

24280100011242

Bank:

Bank of Baroda

Branch:

Samantarapur Branch, Bhubaneswar, Odisha