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Common Krait - The most Venomous snake of india

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As we are at the midst of monsoon season some of you might have already encountered snakes in your home or on roads or in parks and many of you are still to encounter them, as the way humans are infiltrating into nature the human-snake encounter is surely inevitable. However the aftermath can be curbed with the little knowledge about snakes. Definitely noticing a snake just few steps away is a peril ( atleast what we burgher think of). But for you to act stoic the next time you see one, india has 270 species of snakes out of which only 60 are considered medically relevant i.e., there are somewhat 80% chances that the snake is non-venomous, so why have heebie jeebies when you see a snake?  Yes Offcourse, what if this cute bluish black minuscule in front of you turns out to be among remaining 20% or worse 'A Common krait'. With the average length of 3 feets & ingenuous looking flat face this snake can deceive with its eyes shut from being 4 times more poisonous than a Cobra a...