Morphological characteristics of the Bungarus snake
Bungarus snake

The head of the Bungara snake is oval, and the body length is about 1 meter. Its most obvious feature is that it has black and white horizontal stripes on its back, and its appearance is very delicate and beautiful. Its ventral surface, upper lip, and neck are all milky white.
There are 15 rows of scales on the back of the bungara snake, and the middle row of scales (ridge scales) is exaggerated into a hexagonal shape. Lives in plains, flatlands or hilly areas near ditches, often found near houses. They stay up in the day and come out at night. They like to catch eels, loaches, frogs or other snakes on wet roads or between rocks near water. Oviparous, laying 4 to 18 eggs. Bungaras are neurovenomous snakes with small venom glands but strong venom. It has a gentle nature and slow movements. If it is not handled too much, it will generally not bite. Young snakes become sexually mature after three years. The bungara snake is highly venomous and has a pair of short grooved teeth at the front of its maxilla. After a person is bitten, the pain is not very obvious at first, and the pain is small. After a few hours, if there is no immediate adjustment, the person often suffers from respiratory numbness. The adult body of Bungara snake is used for medicinal purposes. The young snakes that are hatched for 7 to 10 days are used as medicine, known as the white-flowered snake. It has the functions of dispelling rheumatism and calming convulsions. It can treat rheumatic paralysis, infantile convulsions, colds, scabies, syphilis and other diseases. Bungara gall can cure convulsions caused by high fever in children.

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