Many-banded snake cobra ("Naja melanoleuca") Many-banded snake The many-banded snake ("Naja multifasciata") is a species of venomous elapid snake. The species is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon in Africa. Despite the common name, the species is not actually banded, but overall iridescent black, with cream colored blotching on each scale. The snakes grow to approximately in length. Not much is known about their venom, but it is likely a neurotoxin, like many other elapid snakes. The genus "Paranaja" was synonymised with "Naja" in a recent molecular phylogenetic study, as this species is closely related
Banded krait was long, but normally the length encountered is . The snake has an entire anal plate and single subcaudals. The tail is small, about one-tenth the length of the snake. The scientific name of the genus is derived from the Telugu word "bangarum" meaning "gold", referring to the yellow rings around its body. The banded krait occurs in the whole of the Indo-Chinese subregion, the Malay peninsula and Indonesian archipelago, and southern China. The species is common in Mizoram, Assam and Tripura of India and Bangladesh, but becomes progressively uncommon westwards in India. It has been recorded eastwards from central