The four species are Russell's viper, common krait, Indian cobra, and Indian saw-scaled viper. Each year, they cause thousands of deaths. They are found in rural and urban areas and have become a ...

This group otherwise contains land-based snakes such as cobras and mambas. There are also eight species of sea krait, Laticauda, a semi-aquatic group of reptiles that return to land to lay eggs. Three ...