How an Indian Krait Snake can Kill you in your Sleep | BBC Earth
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- If you live in India, you could be unknowingly sharing your bed with a Common Krait snake.
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Natural World: India's Deadliest Snakes
India has 275 species of snakes, more than any other country on the planet. Every year over one million Indians are bitten.
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Me: I hope I die in my sleep
Snake: That can be arranged
😂
To avoid any sudden heart attack , use sleeping pills then you won't wake and see the snake , which is inside your pants 😅😅
@@RG-mm6lq
Snake: hai their is an another snake in pants
I’ve been looking for another reason to be scared when going to sleep, thanks BBC and happy Friday.
Happy Saturday now.
Spur-of-the-Mountain move then... Simple
Me too...😁🙏
These snakes are only found in southeast and south asis
@@ShubhoBose Thanks for that. I''m in south Part . lmao.
Easy explanation... People sleep on the floor. -> Their bodies are warm -> The krait, seeking out warm and secured place, mistakes the sleeping people as potential shelter. -> It slithers inside the blanket and curls up. -> The sleeping man flips in his sleep, startling the snake. -> The snake bites and kills the unfortunate guy.
Waranont Wiwaha accurate af
Kowalski Analysis
Not just that. It is PAINLESS. You missed the point
@@nevr9199 it being painless means nothing for why he gets bit. The painless just means he won't know to get up and get help. But they reason he got bit is 100% accurate. It happens with all kinds of snakes and kraits. :) Just people usually wake up and not die.
If so,why do they bite even from outside of mosquito net?
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the krait bite 😂
underrated
You made my day. Cleverly said
the crazy thing is, kraits are generally absolute passiv and you can even pick them during the day and they do nothing. but they change their mood at night completely, and get aggressive as they hunt for prey. still very interesting and beautiful snakes.
So they just gonna let my guy die...
Exactly
Whatever it takes to get the perfect shot, my dude.
I’m sure they paid him
The leg part of the video is a dummy
comp generated ofc
Clips always end when it starts to get interesting.
Well, that was an uplifting video!
Common Krait is the biggest killer in Sri Lanka by far we call them in sinhalese as "Maga Maruwa" means "Death on the Road"...the worst thing abt them is you wont even know you are been bitten by one....local villagers hardly seeks treatment when effects are coming as they dont understand it was from a Krait bite
Same in india
Very kind of the snake not to disturb you and wake you from sleep.
am from India, thank you BBC earth. Good night everybody
Ruined my sleep.
I'm also Indian. I was a bit offended at first, but the memes reflect the reality that there are a lot of creepy inbox messages sent by Indian men, because of how patriarchal (most regions) and overpopulated we are. Memes are cool, as long as people don't start to draw assumptions solely based on ethnicity.
Everyone that sleeps at night is Krait Bait!!
Just what I wanted to see when I couldn't sleep at 2am. Thanks
Found one below my shoe today , i am getting goosebumps randomly now
Gives pause to the thought "I hope I die in my sleep"
Lot of People in Bihar, india were dies because of kraits bite but nowadays they are endangered species but still they found in agricultural land along with many different species of snakes
Just saw the same snake in my house... So I searched it on RUclips regarding how venomous it is.. it is 11:23 pm here and I am trying to sleep. Just making sure my mosquito net is Well tucked every minute. Thank you BBC.
Last night a 9 year old boy in my village has died by this snake's attack..doctors tried their best..but couldn't save him..always stay alert of this snakes in rainy season my brother ! They can crawl on anything!!
@@pippokun sad to hear that bro ..
same here bro just a year later.
Or.....you could sleep vertically on a aslanted board......
We have this snake in Sri Lanka too. Called 'nidi maapila', and that part is also true, wrap around the body and bite. They like the warmth of a body. When the body is cold after death, the snake goes away.
@@justus1573 probably when the two countries were connected like thousands years ago. Or dude just swam recently 😂😂
@@submeitsfreebruh 🤣🤣🤣🤣
So because of Kraits (who are known as ‘Thel karawala’ and ‘Mudu karawala’), innocent ’Mapila’ (cat snakes) family got the blame for these deaths…
That's all the gratitiude you get for having kept him warm - when you're cold he just dumps you.
Before the snake bite, I will die by seeing it.. 🐍 ......
So that's your way of saying goodnight? So nice of you
It's a cold blooded, nocturnal creature that seeks shelter and the warmth of a poor soul sleeping on the floor in an uninsulated house. When they toss and turn in their sleep the snake gets spooked and bites them.
This is my speculation based on.. you know, thinking. But it might also suck out your soul, who knows?
I think they are able to sense people or large animals using their infrared "vision", and generally steer clear of them. The other possibility is that the dark gaps among the blankets just draw snakes naturally. They almost expect to find prey there. That is moreso likely given that the Krait is nocturnal...it actively hunts during the night and does not need to rest or seek warmth.
Avoid spooking snakes, by all means.
Who can blame the poor thing ?
That is why Mosquito net is important in India.
And also raised platforms so everyone and even farmers can sleep above the ground for safety from vermin.
My neighbours killed two snakes in his home....They were similar to this snake...both of them were considered to be venomous by villagers ....One of them was killed before and the other one later.....2nd one came after its friend's murderer).....
Mohammad Zulqarnain where did this happen
Same here. Two of them came
Not that simple.Kraits like to bite human without any reason....they take shelter in bed secretly, even they can bite from outside the mosquito net.Kraits bite without any reason
Kono upai nei bachar? Kibhabe avoid kora jabe ei saptake? Rate ghumia porar por kamrale to keu janteo parbe na. Mosarir baire theke ki kore kamrate pare?
No - there are always reasons.....the snake gets scared.
Jab maine isko achanak se dekha to ye saanp khud dar ke bhag gya without reason nhi kata
In my village ppl have died like this
Oh dear !!!
Man that's why whenever I go to my village... I wear shoes ... And check the bed before sleeping...
In villages most of the these snakes end up getting killed trying to break into human settlements. Out of 100 cases in 96 the snake has to die. Four people are those who step on it, are inexperienced snake killers, accidentally touch the snake.
I want to know if they filmed an actual person getting snuck up on by a krait, or if they used a foot dummy to make the shot look real.
I'd guess a dummy.
bro i can't believe they just filmed that person sleeping and didn't let them know the krait was about to get them. r.i.p. :'(
shot by Christopher nolan, no CGI, no animatronics, practical effects and real people and animals
Okay, if I ever find myself spending a few nights over in India I'm so getting a portaledge cot and sleeping high off the floor for safety.
I wanted a snake exactly like this to appear when I felt too much pain in my body to go on, it was beautiful to know that God heard my pray but wanted me to take it seriously as The universe showed me to make a clean decision eg it’s you or the snake - don’t be half hearted so that the poor snake gets the death
...and after hearing about kraits Kipling penned a sequel to his famous book and titled it Rikki-Tikki-Tavi-Ralph-Jerome-Fred-Harold-Jerry-Mike-Eric.
Today evening I found common krait in front of my hostel room that why I am here.
Walking barefoot on a beach in southern India , i almost got bitten by one of these ..
Oh, Lord !
Sleep on beds, high off the floor to help avoid snake bites in your sleep!!!
i think you did not hear they were tribal people,so they have no access to bed, and FYI people get bitten even while on bed
Maybe put cozy little heating pads around the legs of the bed, or on the floor somewhere ?
I was once in a hotel room full of huge cockroaches. I couldn't sleep, worrying they crawl on me, so I took a package of crackers and placed crumbs in the far corners of the room. They didn't come near mee - that's true - but I woke up later to the sound of loud crunching, as they were enjoying their meal !!
Caught one today inside my house. Didn't knew this one is so venomous
Here after killing one of these last night, it was nightmare to find one in my home it took 4 people including me to kill it. location where It was found (western uttar pradesh near Delhi) nobody was able to sleep the whole night as the whole thing was very random and happened out the blue, felt sorry for it but it was the fear and absence of knowledge which lead to its killing. It was at night 12.15 to be exact when I spotted it coming out from beneath of my charpoy.
Shame on you to kill one
Hey ishwar in sabhi se sabki raksha karna ❤❤❤
If I was in India, I'd use an actual bed rather than sleep on the floor. For camping I'd try sleeping in a hammock. The risk is sleeping directly on the floor. If the snake can't climb up to you, you're safe. It shouldn't be too hard, since the snake isn't trying to get to you.
People who can afford beds sleep in beds. If you were in India, you'd live in a city without kraits.
The villages of India are more undeveloped than city and people like farmers can't buy these things. If you were to come to India you probably be in a city where there are no snakes.
Nevertheless ...
Go and google about Kraits they're trained well by nature to climb over rough surfaces if they gotta little support they can climb and bite your ass .
You've got only 2 hours to save your life then cos the venom shows symptoms within 30 minutes of bite and it takes 4 hours to disconnect your access to oxygen .in 2 hours you won't be in the condition to walk and talk you'll just breath and see things around you and when it reaches 4 hours you'll pass away . If gotta bite then rush quickly to hospital and take the anti venom injection.
That's it.
@@rishumishra2050 yeah i can bet it, they do....🙂 Cause it's just happened in front of my eyes 👀
@@rishumishra2050 Thank you for the clear information.
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I'm afraid of snakes. There is a Chinese proverb: Once bitten by a snake, I see fear of the rope after ten years.
Jeez, they could have let the poor guy know.
Did they killed the guy for this video?
Niki M no, that was not a guy that was a woman. Yes they killed her.
Yes, everyone within one square mile from where this video was filmed was dragged out of their homes and fed to the snake.
you mean this wasnt done in a take??
killded*
well, goodnight then...
Today it was found, in my home.
And today in my house 😥 .. this is the second time . It was both babies .. and I heard a common Krait usually lays 8 to 12 eggs... 😥😥...I'm dead
Almost every year in my hand i was planning to catch one because they were seen only at night at they never attack just go away. But noe no way
These videos are just gold!
Hey - it's the BBC !!
I think I'd put a warming plate out for it...hospitality is important.
😄
This krait is looking for a different kind of mouse LOL 😅😅
Cant sleep now
XD
LANCE 87 ru indian
Dr. raj deg no but our house is right next in to a forest
Also known as the two-step snake in some south asian communities.As in you walk to steps and die after bitten .
I'd be worried if I slept in a home without a door. Snakes would be the least of my concern.
I am from India and I am saying is true I was up at 1 am,playing games with headset,I found something moving on me ,first I thought it's a headset wire later I found a indian krait moving on my body suddenly I throwed it away and we killed it
Are u alive??
Oh hell no!!!
This kind of snake killed my dog recently 😢. It apparently strikes the pets face. I had no idea of the bite till i saw the dog drolling & shivering.
Vet explained what happened.
Such a snake was sleeping on a cow herders chest who was sleeping with the cattle.
Did he kill the cow herder ?
sO SORRY ABOUT YOUR DOGGY. Was it a quick death or a long one ?
@@TREVASLARK My dog died last last year around the time i had commented. Died in some 4 hours after incident despite efforts.Another dog accompanying it was acting weird and we had to find it & take it to the vet also but no further complications happened for that dog.
As for the cow herder it was an old story told to me by my mother. The snake luckily went away without incident before the herder woke up. It was seen sleeping on his chest area.
@@praddzzz
Thanks for the quick reply.
It's 12:20 pm. here in Italy - where are you ?
That farmer was one very lucky man, or otherwise he was the kind of person who "sleeps like a log !"
@@TREVASLARK Southern India. Our region grows coffee since British times. It’s raining now as its monsoon.
Little different to imagine than what some people think of India. Which is usually Taj Mahal & the side streets of Delhi, Mumbai etc. 🙂
Edit: The worker was sleeping like a log. So the snake moved away seeing people as dinner was brought.
@@praddzzz
I have been to India. I was there for two weeks, and went to Dehli, Kajuraho, Jaipur, Agra, and Varanasi . My favorite place was Varanasi - fascinating.
This was back in 1982, however, and people tell me India has changed a lot since then- more people, more pollution...... I would love to go back there, but I'm old now.
One was found near my place in Kerala recently, and hence came here 😊.
Painless bite and undetectable...
A krait just fell from the roof touching my back. Thank god It didn't fell on my lap. Who knows what would have happened to me
Is there a way to avoid being bitten by that snake in India? This is scary! I will never sleep when I'm in India!
If Ur house is full of mouse there is a chance to see a snake but it won't bite you until you beat it.call a snake rescuer nearby
Have a pet Mongoose in the house, just like how my Grandfather did....always does the trick ;)
Always stay in a good hotel on the safe side...lolzz
Looks like live in huts over there. Easy for snake to get them with no doors.
There are creatures more dangerous to sleeping humans than kraits......lizards crawling on roof 💀💀💀
What do lizards do that's so dangerous ?
Pretty terrible that they see this snake sneaking up on the sleeping person and just film it. They could have at least stopped it from killing them.
They shots anti venom after getting biten
Funny, because we in school read "Speckled Band"
That’s banded krait
Cut the branch of the tree that connects to the window. Just now I saw an agile krait that disappeared in the tree.
July 21, 2022 11:50 am
If i was cameraman i would wake up the man and save his life.
And look at this dude ; he is busy in filming 🤷
Very funny
The leg part was of a dummy
So no one was gonna let homie know???🥴
This snake came in our bed room in the month of august 2021. Rode on bed and tried to enter into blanket which was over my wife and daughter. My wife woke up and snake hide in room corner. I searched and killed it.
we often see these in nepal too..very dangerous snake
Wow.... makes me never wanna go there for travel now 😳
lolz . Far from truth. The snake is shy of humans. It appears to be an artificial scene. Could't stop laughing.
Isn't there some type of repellent to keep the Kraits away? I would hate to get bitten & wake up dead!
😂
The speckled band ?
Right! Doyle spent quite a time in india. Krait is more feared than cobra. Slithers in the night like a ninja and a painless bite. You are doomed!
Indian Banded krait possibly
I'm here after I found this exact snake with almost same size at my yard..
Love this snake 🐍
I just saw this common krait Laying on Farm Side Pathway
It was on my way
thanks BBC obviously this not going to hunt me for the rest of my life
Casually killed 3 kraits in 4 days and then watched this video. Nice.
Shame!!
To dark, where's the picture
We also killed this snakes 4-5 times when they came inside home. We know this snake very poisonous. If it bites chance of death is very high, we can’t get anti venom in nearby hospital.
So we Indian Villagers will kill snakes if they came inside home or nearby houses.
To be continued
Not known my ass. They roll onto the animal. It panics and bites in defense. Easy.
Make sure to sleep in beds and not mattresses on the floor and if you have a second-floor, sleep there.
Silent killer. Dont sleep on floor. Use mosquito net to protect yourself from dangue, malaria and above all the silent killer.
This is responsible for 2nd most snakebites in india.
And the first is..........?
@@TREVASLARK Cobra
Venomous than King cobra
1975 called they want thier footage back and this insult line i just said
This snake was in my bathroom today
It was today in my bathroom
I can't sleep now
Yes
Today this sneak was in my bed luckily I was watching movies late night while sleeping as soon as i turn my head i saw the snake i slowly get away from it then open door and let it go out with the help of bambu stick then i searched vidio and found its very dangours snake
These snakes are known as silent killer
Creepy
So what happened to the man ? 😵
ILLUMI ZOLDYCK He diedead
It was probably gimmicked.
You never see the _actual_ man when you see the snake and we only "know" he was there because the camera cut to him in the same area under a similar but not the same cloth. They would never put an actor in that kind of danger. There was probably some kind of contraption under the cloth to make it move and some kind of treat or heat source for the snake so that it would go there.
They're in the same room, just never actually at the same time :) This is just a recreation. He's totally fine.
I just found one in my bathroom
Just saw this snake outside my home
scary stuff
Esto es un video de Terror
Good job
Common Kraits are lot in Sri Lanka as well...Death in sleep is definitely a reality in rural areas, worst thing is since the bite is painless victim wont even realize it or even think something else....more dangerous than cobras or vipers in my view
Am I safe on bed?