Wildlifeof China
Suzhen's Krait
Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes
Photo: Chen Z-N, Shi S-C, Vogel G, Ding L, Shi J-S (2021) · CC BY 4.0
Bungarus suzhenae
Basic stats
Diet
In captivity, eels and small snakes
Habitat
Rice fields and streams in monsoon forest, 800–1,560 m
Range
South-western China (Yunnan), northern Myanmar and north-east India
Suzhen's krait (Bungarus suzhenae) is found in rice fields and streams in monsoon forest in south-western China and northern Myanmar at 800–1,560 m. The Reptile Database also lists Nagaland and Manipur in India. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
A snake of this species killed the herpetologist Joseph Slowinski in 2001 during an expedition in northern Myanmar; it was first thought to have been an immature black-and-white banded krait. Kraits are medically important and hard to identify because all 14 species have black and white crossbands. In captivity this species ate eels and small snakes but refused mice and frogs. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Suzhen's Krait eat?
- In captivity, eels and small snakes
- What habitat does the Suzhen's Krait live in?
- Rice fields and streams in monsoon forest, 800–1,560 m
- Where is the Suzhen's Krait found?
- South-western China (Yunnan), northern Myanmar and north-east India