Chap 16: Vo Minh Phung catch the snake banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)

The banded krait is easily identified by its alternate black and yellow crossbands, its triangular body cross section, and the marked vertebral ridge consisting of enlarged vertebral shields along its body. The head is broad and depressed. The eyes are black. It has arrowhead-like yellow markings on its otherwise black head and has yellow lips, lores, chin, and throat.
The longest banded krait measured was 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) long, but normally the length encountered is 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in).[3]
The snake has an entire anal plate and single subcaudals. The tail is small, about one-tenth the length of the snake.
The scientific name of the genus is derived from the Telugu word bangarum meaning "gold", referring to the yellow rings around its body.