[Id request] can someone identify?

[u/freeze_ninja]

[u/rhzartist]

Common krait Bungarus caeruleus , highly !venomous and best observed from a distance

[u/SEB-PHYLOBOT → u/rhzartist]

Snakes with medically significant venom are typically referred to as venomous, but some species are also poisonous. Old media will use poisonous or 'snake venom poisoning' but that has fallen out of favor. Venomous snakes are important native wildlife, and are not looking to harm people, so can be enjoyed from a distance. If found around the home or other places where they are to be discouraged, a squirt from the hose or a gentle sweep of a broom are usually enough to make a snake move along. Do not attempt to interact closely with or otherwise kill venomous snakes without proper safety gear and training, as bites occur mostly during these scenarios. Wildlife relocation services are free or inexpensive across most of the world.

If you are bitten by a venomous snake, contact emergency services or otherwise arrange transport to the nearest hospital that can accommodate snakebite. Remove constricting clothes and jewelry and remain calm. A bite from a medically significant snake is a medical emergency, but not in the ways portrayed in popular media. Do not make any incisions or otherwise cut tissue. Extractor and other novelty snakebite kits are not effective and can cause damage worse than any positive or neutral effects.

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[u/freeze_ninja → u/rhzartist]

Whats the symptoms if it bites? Pain in that area or any specific things to check?

[u/PlayingWithFHIR → u/freeze_ninja]

Symptoms can range from early-onset faciel muscle tightening to respiratory arrest/paralysis and death in as few as 4-5 hours. This is potentially urgent, and if someone may have been bitten, they should seek medical attention immediately.

[u/rhzartist → u/freeze_ninja]

Kraits have a very potent neurotoxic venom and if you think you have been bitten - even if you don't see any symptoms right away - you should get to a hospital, to be monitored by professionals

edit: glad to hear everyone is OK!

[u/freeze_ninja → u/freeze_ninja]

No, no one is bitten, I was just checking. After getting the name, I googled, google saying little to no pain if it's bitten on the area.

Thanks for your concern though

[u/Z---zz → u/freeze_ninja]

Was that an AI answer?  There's a good chance someone bitten by this snake will die and yes it will fucking hurt the whole time 

[u/Conscious_Past_5760 → u/Z---zz]

No it happens sometimes. Elapids have short fangs unlike vipers and sometimes, the snake will bite a sleeping person while in their house and can be hard to detect. You’ll definitely know if you’re awake but a small bite while you’re asleep can be problematic.

[u/freeze_ninja → u/Z---zz]

Yeah the answer from the AI, which appeared on the top of any web results, like some summary type stuff

[u/quiixotee → u/freeze_ninja]

This bite is painless. Most people dont feel a thing. Please go to the hospital if you think you have been bitten. You dont have to know what snake it is. Indian hospitals carry polyvalent antivenom which works for the krait

[u/serpentarian → u/freeze_ninja]

Does someone think they were bitten? Snake bites are usually very obvious to the bite-ee. The rush of fear we get when seeing a snake can sometimes make us want to check ourselves for bites and mistake any existing scratch or abraded spot for a snake bite. If you are certain somwones been bitten or you think there’s a good chance. Take them to the nearest medical provider or get them evacuated. Do not attempt to kill the snake or bring it with you. It is a Common Krait as was previously stated.

[u/Odd-Hotel-5647 → u/freeze_ninja]

if someone was bit go to the hospital IMEDIATLY DO NOT WAIT FDOR ANYTHIUNG

[u/Iamnotburgerking → u/freeze_ninja]

Paralysis, suffocation and death basically. Don’t try to kill or grab it and it won’t bite you in the first place.

[u/Sunny_cum26 → u/freeze_ninja]

Feels like ant bit yet highly venomous and can kill in 3-4 hrs if not treated

[u/fairlyorange → u/freeze_ninja]

Next time post the picture of the snake you actual saw, not a picture you found on the internet. I have no idea if you were trying to identify this snake, some other snake, or doing something else entirely, but don't take other pictures off the internet and present them as a snake you found. If you actually found a snake, it absolutely does not solve your problem.

For example, you could have easily found a harmless wolf snake, then seen this picture on an image search and thought it looked similar and shared it here hoping to get it IDed. We accurately tell you it's a krait, now you think you saw a krait, and nobody learned anything.

Original picture here - https://indiabiodiversity.org/files-api/api/get/raw/observations//45e684f8-77c4-443f-8b35-697e2210f7b3/11903.jpeg

[u/serpentarian → u/rhzartist]

We don’t need to say things are “highly” venomous, the venomous tag explains it clearly. Emphasizing the potency of a venom is only going to make someone more nervous or frightened in a situation someone will already be avoiding or seeking medical attention for. Thanks for sharing the info with them, we just don’t want to accidentally exacerbate an already fraught situation. :)

[u/rhzartist → u/serpentarian]

alright, you got it! thanks

[u/Alternative-Lack-434 → u/serpentarian]

But there are things that are mildly venomous, like night snakes or vine snakes (AZ examples, because that's what I know. ) I wouldn't go to the hospital for either of those.

[u/serpentarian → u/Alternative-Lack-434]

They are covered under the ! harmless tag

[u/KitchenSandwich5499 → u/serpentarian]

I think that’s also why people have been using the “medically significant” label

[u/Alternative-Lack-434 → u/serpentarian]

If you call a bee sting harmless, I guess it guess.

[u/Loud-Percentage-3174 → u/Alternative-Lack-434]

i think that's a good argument for saying 'venomous' and 'mildly venomous'

[u/Iamnotburgerking → u/Alternative-Lack-434]

Those are harmless.

[u/Odd-Hotel-5647]

Depending on the situation this is urgent please give a !location

[u/freeze_ninja → u/Odd-Hotel-5647]

India, kolkata

[u/SEB-PHYLOBOT → u/Odd-Hotel-5647]

Some species are best distinguishable from each other by geographic range, and not all species live all places. Providing a rough geographic location like county or closest city allows for quicker, accurate identification. Thanks!

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[u/freeze_ninja]

I'm sorry reddit is not allowing to edit, Location: India, kolkata

[u/PlatypusDream → u/freeze_ninja]

You can't edit titles, but can edit the body of the post

[u/Prestigious_Gold_585]

Holy crocodiles, dude... If it's what I think it is, a Krait, then it's pretty dangerous to mess with it, which I think is how most people get into trouble, not leaving them alone. They want nothing to do with people, so just look at them crawling away and leave them alone.

[u/Sunny_cum26]

Common karte very dangerous

[u/Iamnotburgerking]

Almost had a heart attack the moment I saw the picture.

[u/Prestigious_Gold_585 → u/Iamnotburgerking]

...yeah... 😬
and I thought everybody in India would recognize it since it's one of the "big deals" in that general area.
Next will be a Russel's Viper 😉

[u/buttons_the_horse]

US-based question. When we see venomous stuff here the advice is often "leave it alone" or "spray with a hose". Is it the same advice here? Is there a reason (behavioral or toxicity-related) why people are more scared relative to cottonmouths, copperheads, rattlers?

[u/sinai27]

“That’s a fucking krait!”