krait

American  

[krahyt] / kraɪt /

noun

1. any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.

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krait British  

/ kraɪt /

noun

1. any nonaggressive brightly coloured venomous elapid snake of the genus Bungarus, of S and SE Asia

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Etymology

Origin of krait

First recorded in 1870–75, krait is from the Hindi word karait

Example Sentences

The research focused on elapids – one of the two families of venomous snakes – such as coral snakes, mambas, cobras, taipans and kraits.

From BBC

There are more than 400 species comprising a very diverse group of snakes such as mambas, cobras, kraits, taipans, tiger snakes, death adders, sea snakes and coral snakes.

From Science Daily

In the new work, the researchers isolated and compared venom proteins from a variety of elapids -- a major group of venomous snakes including mambas, cobras and kraits.

From Science Daily

Tamil Nadu has high numbers of four venomous snakes whose bites can seriously affect humans: the spectacled cobra, the Russell's viper, the saw-scaled viper and the common krait.

From Science Daily

Indian antivenom targets the “big four” species of venomous snakes in the region: the Indian cobra, the common krait, Russell's viper and the saw-scaled viper.

From Scientific American