Presumed Combat Behavior in Greater Black Kraits, Bungarus niger Wall 1908, in Trongsa, Bhutan

Jigme Tshelthrim Wangyal; Kado Rinchen; Damanti Kumari Sunwar

doi:10.17161/randa.v28i1.15380

Presumed Combat Behavior in Greater Black Kraits, Bungarus niger Wall 1908, in Trongsa, Bhutan

Jigme Tshelthrim Wangyal, Kado Rinchen, Damanti Kumari Sunwar

School of Environmental & Rural Science

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The Greater Black Krait (Bungarus niger), one of five species of kraits that occur in Bhutan, is a slender, terrestrial, shy and inoffensive, venomous snake that is primarily nocturnal but can be encountered occasionally during the day. This species occurs in northeastern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan (Uetz et al. 2020).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-160
Journal	Reptiles & Amphibians
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i1.15380
Publication status	Published - 13 May 2021

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