What venomous snakes are there in India?

The members of the four major venomous snakes are as follows:

1. Indian cobra (Naja naja): This is also the most famous venomous snake in India.

The Indian cobra (scientific name: Naja

naja) is a snake in the genus Naja of the family Naja, and is also an important representative species in the genus Naja. The Indian cobra is a venomous snake species mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, hence its name. The scientific name key word "Naja" for this snake species and the entire genus Cobra is derived from the snake god "Naga" in Hinduism.

2. Bungarus caeruleus

Bungarus caeruleus (scientific name: Bungarus caeruleus), also known as Indian krait, is a species mainly distributed in India and adjacent areas. Krait. This snake is very venomous. It is one of the "four major venomous snakes" in India. Among more than ten species of krait, it is also the one that most often causes serious snakebites.

3. Daboia russelii (Daboia russelii)

Daboia (scientific name: Daboia) is a monotypic genus of the snake suborder Viperidae, Viperidae, with only Mountain viper (D.

russelii) is a venomous snake mainly distributed in Asia to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, southern China and Taiwan. Due to its wide distribution, the mountain viper is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in South Asia and is responsible for most snake bites and deaths.

The mountain viper is one of the four famous venomous snakes in India. It is also the culprit responsible for almost all human snakebite deaths in India. The Latin scientific name of the mountain viper "D.

russelii" comes from Dr. Patrick Russell (1726-1805), a herpetologist who first discovered the mountain viper; The scientific name of the genus "Daboia" comes from Hindi, meaning "lurker". Currently, two subspecies of *** have been recognized.

4. Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus)

The saw-scaled viper (scientific name: Echis

carinatus) is a species of the suborder Viperidae, subfamily Viperidae. A venomous snake of the genus Lepidoptera, mainly distributed in the Middle East and Central Asia, especially the Indian subcontinent. The saw-scaled viper is one of the four most venomous snakes in India and the smallest among them. Currently, there are 5 subspecies that have been confirmed.