Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps) one of the highly venomous elapid snake that has awesome striking colouration. Red-headed kraits are nocturnal, semi-aquatic and inhabits rain forests in mountainous and hilly regions.

First time road cruising and our guide Steven spotted this beauty. Honestly, I was fighting not to fall asleep in the car, but that moment and their excitement woke me up. Good memory for our first road cruising :)

are all kraits that awww or are common kraits special

All kraits are aggressively cute.

Maybe except for banded kraits, who skipped cute and went straight to photogenic. I've never seen a bad picture of these guys. Related but distinct vibe.

Hoser, R. T. 2023. Three new species of Kraits in the Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801) species complex. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 62:54-64. Published 25 May 2023. Full text at: http://www.smuggled.com/AJH-62-Pages-54-64.pdf

Hoser, R. T. 2023. New taxa within the African Herald Snake genus Crotaphopeltis Fitzinger, 1843. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 62:3-22. Published 25 May 2023. http://www.smuggled.com/AJH-62-Pages-3-22.pdf

Published 25 May 2023. Hoser, R. T. 2023. New taxa within the African snake genus Dipsadoboa Günther, 1858. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 62:35. http://www.smuggled.com/AJH-62-Pages-23-35.pdf

Published 25 May 2023. Hoser, R. T. 2023. Six new species of viper within Atheris Cope, 1862 sensu lato from central Africa! Australasian Journal of Herpetology 62:36-53. http://www.smuggled.com/AJH-62-Pages-36-53.pdf

Published 25 May 2023. Hoser, R. T. 2023. Three new species of Kraits in the Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801) species complex. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 62:54-64. http://www.smuggled.com/AJH-62-Pages-54-64.pdf

kraits are unfairly boopable. like award for most boopable snoot goes to THIS LITTLE GUY

i mean look at him do you know how poisonous he is

very very.

but you know what? They’re actually very docile. they hunt at night and they just want your rodents.

look at him

i love him

Red-Headed Krait (Bungarus f. flaviceps), family Elapidae, Malaysia

Venomous.

photograph by Ethan Lai

It's my birthday, so I'm drawing to calm down

I like the whole Mach family, like, they're very hot

I'm thinking about designs and random characters on request hehe

the calm before the storm

hii mach!! how r u!!

" Pretty good. A little tired cleaning up after you all from earlier. Krait came to visit too, always good to hear from him. "

A yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) returning to the sea in Sabah, Malaysia

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are there any venomous snakes that could bite you in your sleep and not wake you up? for context, i had a story idea about an assassin who trains a snake to bite people in their sleep and not wake them up before they die. obviously the whole ‘training a snake to that level of specificity’ thing would be fiction, but i was wondering if it would be plausible from the venom side. thank you, and have a great day! :)

Yes! It's not common, but there's one snake who absolutely fits this bill: the common krait. This exact scenario actually isn't unheard of with kraits; they tend to hide during houses during the winter and might bite people inside at night if they're hiding in a bed and get rolled on or similar. Krait bites cause very little pain immediately, so it's absolutely possible for the bite to not wake you up.

The real challenge with your scenario, though, is that snake bites are not quick things. Common kraits actually have pretty severe venom, but even then, you're looking at four hours before death at least. Now, there are recorded cases of kraits biting people during the night and them dying in their sleep, but it's not common simply because of how long it takes for a snake bite to kill you.

Since this is fiction, you obviously have some leeway. I think a common krait fits what you're looking for nicely!

Wow! about seventeen new species of snakes have just been discovered and named in May 2023. This follows on from about six others in January 2023.

All named by the world’s leading snake expert, the Snakeman, Raymond Hoser! Seen reading Australasian Journal of Herpetology issue 62, this lady is getting the low-down on these species from the best peer reviewed literature out there. See the details below: Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® Issue 62, published 25 May 2023 List of new taxa formally named. All major papers are downloadable below the list.New Genus (Colubrids) Paracrotaphopeltis Hoser, 2023. New Subgenus (Colubrids) Kenyavipera Hoser, 2023. Piersonvipera Hoser, 2023. New Species (All are snakes) Atheris cummingae Hoser, 2023. (Viper, Africa) Atheris euanedwardsi Hoser, 2023. (Viper, Africa) Atheris ernestswilei Hoser, 2023. (Viper, Africa) Atheris josephburkei Hoser, 2023. (Viper, Africa) Atheris shireenhoserae Hoser, 2023. (Viper, Africa) Atheris marleneswileae Hoser, 2023. (Viper, Africa) Bungarus crotalusei Hoser, 2023. (Krait, Asia) Bungarus daranini Hoser, 2023. (Krait, Asia) Bungarus oxyi Hoser, 2023. (Krait, Asia) Crotaphopeltis andreeblouinae Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Crotaphopeltis juliusnyererei Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Crotaphopeltis ufipaensis Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Crotaphopeltis rondoensis Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Dipsadoboa euanedwardsi Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Dipsadoboa paulwoolfi Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Dipsadoboa swileorum Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Piersonvipera piersoni Hoser, 2023. (Viper, Africa) New Subspecies Atheris barbouri divergans Hoser, 2023. (Viper, Africa) Bungarus crotalusei peninsularensis Hoser, 2023. (Krait, Asia) Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia rubrumlabellum Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia luteuslabellum Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia labellumpulvereus Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia albalinguacalloso Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Crotaphopeltis tornieri udzungwaensis Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Dipsadoboa montisilva nampulaensis Hoser, 2023. (Colubrid, Africa) Details at: http://www.smuggled.com/AJH-I62-Full-Newly-named-species-list.htm

I have to start teaching again on Monday so here are some things that I meant to finish but oh well guess it wasnt meant to be

really bad halloween costume idea: dress up as a sexy version of this snake…

and go as a dirty little sea krait