Many-banded Krait

One of the most venomous kraits. Nocturnal. Bites often painless initially.

GenusBungarus

RegionAsiaEast Asia, Southeast Asia

Misidentification risk

Many-banded KraitAsian Rat Snake

Photo: Dan Schofield · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Many-banded Krait

Photo: Dan Schofield · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Many-banded Krait

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

Lethality weighted 55% (potency × yield). Clinical weighted 45% (real-world CFR).

0.55 × 38 + 0.45 × 9161.9

Modifiers

Multiplicative scalers - amplify or reduce existing danger, can't create it from nothing.

× Speed (1.01)62.5

× Delivery (1.00)62.5

× Encounter (0.86)53.7

Speed = antivenom window. Delivery = fang efficiency. Encounter = exposure × temperament.

Score54

Type

NeurotoxicAffects the nervous system; disrupts nerve-muscle communication and can cause paralysis or respiratory failure.

Venom Yield

Low

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

0.270mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

4mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

25-50%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Numbness or tingling, Paralysis, Drooping eyelids, Difficulty breathing

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure