SAEDNEWS: This snake, found in Sistan and Baluchestan, belongs to the genus Bungarus and is known in English as the Krait. Locally, it is called the “Black Snake.” It has been officially recognized on the global register.
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According to the Saed News Society Service, the genus Bungarus, known as kraits, belongs to the cobra family and is highly venomous. Before the global registration of this species, 13 different species of Bungarus had already been documented.
The cobra family is primarily distributed across South and Southeast Asia and is generally recognized as a species native to the Indian subcontinent, with a wide range in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. Some species of this genus are also found in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Therefore, the “Iranian krait” is considered the 14th species of this genus.
Until now, only two terrestrial species from this family—the cobra and the saw-scaled viper—had been documented in Iran. With the registration of this new species, the total number of cobra family snakes in the country has reached three. Like its relatives, it is highly venomous, and its venom primarily affects the nervous system.
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