MeSH definition : A genus of poisonous snakes of the subfamily Elapinae of the family ELAPIDAE. They
comprise the kraits. Twelve species are recognized and all inhabit southeast Asia.
They are considered extremely dangerous. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980,
p120);
MeSH synonym : krait; kraits;
MeSH annotation : a genus of poisonous snakes;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungarus;
A genus of poisonous snakes of the subfamily Elapinae of the family ELAPIDAE. They
comprise the kraits. Twelve species are recognized and all inhabit southeast Asia.
They are considered extremely dangerous. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980,
p120)