Painless venom: Indian kraits (Bungarus caeruleus) (IMAGE)

Swansea University

Painless venom: Indian kraits (Bungarus caeruleus)

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Painless venom: Indian kraits (Bungarus caeruleus) are notorious for biting sleeping people at night. While highly lethal, the bites are so painless that they are often dismissed as trivial until it is too late. This indicates no defensive function for this venom.

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Wolfgang Wuster

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