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by mistermak on December 3rd, 2006

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What is the most venomous snake on earth, and what is considered the most deadly

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on April 25th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    The Inland Taipan Or Fierce Snake - Oxyuranus Microlepidotus- is the world's most venomous snake. Of the Top 10 most venomous snakes, all are Australian
    1.Inland Taipan Or Fierce Snake - Oxyuranus Microlepidotus
    2.King Brown Snake - Pseudechis Australis
    3.Taipan - Oxyuranus Scutellatus
    4&5 Mainland & Eastern Tiger Snake
    6. Sea Kraits - Laticauda Colubrina
    7.Tiger Snake - Notechis Scutatus
    8.Black Tiger Snake - Notechis Ater
    9. Death Adder - Acanthophis Antarcticus
    10.Western Brown Snake - Pseudonaja Nuchalis
    http://snake.fol.nl/Page2.html

    Fortunately MOST of these are desert or marine snakes, and rarely encountered, but the brown snake is found near metropolitan sydney and has taken a few lives in the last few months (probably due to the drought, they have had to get closer to housing).

    According to a website I found, the most aggressive snakes are (fortunately)not necessarily the most venomous. www.bugsinthenews.com/Texas%20Snake%20Web/snake_encounter_reports_2004.htm
    Exceptions to this include the cottonmouth moccasin the most aggressive, followed by the rattlesnake, then the copperhead and the coral snake not to forget the Black Mamba of Africa (responsible for many deaths each year) and the king cobra.

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  • by bigzouzou on April 25th, 2007

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    the most venomous is the inland taipan in australia
    the most deadly is the black mamba in south africa

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  • by adc103051 on December 13th, 2006

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    Black Mamba--deadliest.

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  • by EsotericalEricka on December 3rd, 2006

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    There are many very venemous snakes in the world. It is difficult for researchers to say which is the most deadly because there are many variables to a snake bite that can determine how quickly the venom will take effect. Obviously, if a person was bitten in an artery, the poison would circulate through the body much quicker than it would if a person was bitten in a toe.

    One of the quickest death by snake bites I have ever heard of, however, was a bite from a black mamba. If I remember correctly, that person was bitten and died 2 1/2 minutes later.

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  • by paul_k_666 on December 17th, 2006

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    The most venomous snakes are a few in Australia, including the Fierce Snake and Inland Taipan. None of the Australian snakes are implicated in many fatalities, however. They live where there are few people, and are not prone to bite. In Australia, there have been only 2 fatalities in the past 20 years, other than in people who were deliberately handling snakes!
    The snake which most often causes human death is Russell's Viper of South Asia. It is slow and sits still when a large animal (like a human) approaches. Most people get bitten when they step on or near one.

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  • by paul_k_666 on December 18th, 2008

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    Australia averages one snakebite death every 5 years. All of their venomous snakes are elapids. Elapid snakes (the family which includes cobras, sea snakes, taipans, and coral snakes) have the most potent venoms, but bite and kill many fewer people than vipers (rattlesnakes and their relatives).

    Most elapids are either too small to effectively bite a human (their fangs are far shorter than those of vipers), or are docile, or have the tendency to flee when disturbed. For instance, the eastern (US) coral snake has much more potent venom than any other US snake, but I have never heard of one killing a person.

    Vipers are fat and slow and tend to rely on cryptic coloration for protection. They sit still when they see a big animal approaching, resulting in many more encounters with people. They have long fangs and are much more likely to deliver a large amount of venom. Everywhere in the world where both vipers and elapids occur, the vipers are involved in many more bites and many more human fatalities.

    In India, a country with many species of cobras (elapids) the vast majority of human deaths are due to Russell's Viper, the snake which causes the most human fatalities worldwide.

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  • by Anonymous on March 28th, 2007

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    The Fierce Snake, or "Inland Taipan" is the most venomouse Snake in the world
    The Black Mamba is the 8th

    Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) 0.025 0.01

    Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) 0.053 0.041

    Northern Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) 0.099 0.064

    Eastern Mainland Tiger Snake (Notechis s. scutatus) 0.118 0.118

    Reevesby Island Tiger Snake (Notechis ater niger) 0.131 0.099

    Beaked Sea Snake (Enhydrina schistosa) 0.164 0.173

    Western Mainland Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus occidentalis) 0.194 0.124

    Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) 0.32

    Chappell Island Tiger Snake (Notechis ater serventyi) 0.338 0.271

    Southern Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) 0.4 0.338

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  • by Zandalee.Lonely.Lunatic.3yrs-here on December 3rd, 2006

    Zandalee.Lonely.Lunatic.3yrs-here

    The Taipan, or "Fierce Snake" is the most venomous snake in the world. It resides in Australia.

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  • by Rockydit on December 4th, 2009

    Rockydit

    Which is the most venomous snake ? land or water snake?

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  • by Herpetologist on June 3rd, 2008

    Herpetologist

    The Taipan has the deadliest venom, but human bites are rare. Australia is where you'll find most of the top venomous snakes in the world but usually less that 5 fatalities per year. The US usually has more each year than Australia. The Aussies are smart enough not to mess with them, most American bites happen trying to catch them.

    Snake bite records are far from accurate because many arent reported. The most on record come from the Indian Cobra. Between 5-7000 per year is the average. Cobras are hard to piss off(usually) but if you do piss one off there are several sub-species that will chase you. The biggest misconception when it comes to venomous snakes in the wild is a toss up between thinking the snake is dead, and that a young small snake is less dangerous than a large adult. Envenomation is voluntary, the snake controls if and how much venom it releases. Adult snakes use venom for food, they dont waste it and usually its a dry bite. Younger snakes have less controll and usually inject as much as they can.

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  • by TDP on April 4th, 2008

    TDP

    Venom is measured on the LD50 scale. As the other poster answered the green sea snake and the inland taipan range between 0.01 and 0.03 mg/kg and are near the top of the LD50 test. the russell's viper, which can be quite agressive, probably kills more people than any other snake. the black mamba is deadly and agreesive. and all of them are nothing compared to what can be found in a bulging can of peas - botulism - which is by far the most toxic substance at 0.0000003 mg of botulin/kg.

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  • by paul_k_666 on April 7th, 2007

    paul_k_666

    There are two families of snakes which are always venomous, the Elapids and the Vipers. The Elapids have, in general, more potent venom, but, most are either small or fast; they do not cause as many human fatalities as the Vipers. They are mostly nonaggressive, and most (like cobras) flee at the sight of a large animal. Sea Snakes have the most toxic venom, but are extremely docile; they virtually never bite, even if handled.

    Vipers (like rattlesnakes) have less potent venom, but cause a lot more human fatalities. They are slow and fat and stand their ground when a large animal approaches. The one which causes the most human deaths is Russell's Viper of Southeast Asia.

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  • by Azraff on December 13th, 2006

    Azraff

    The fer de lance is pretty bad.

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  • by flbadcatowner on January 11th, 2011

    flbadcatowner

    Nobody knows for sure as no tests have been done on humans for obvious reasons. Results from tests on mice are not always valid for humans as no two animal types have the same reaction to the same venom. Dogs are generally more sensitive to snake venom than cats for example and humans can die from venomous bites that are not dangerous to certain smaller animals.

    It also depends on the definition of most venomous. Some snakes have extremely potent venom, but a low venom yield which can render a snake less dangerous than a snake with a much weaker venom, but a much higher venom yield per bite. Some of the most dangerous snakes seldom bite people because they are rather docile and/or are not found except in places where few people live. There are supposedly less venomous snakes that kill more people than the more venomous ones because of such factors such as lack of medical care facilities in more remote areas, close proximity to human population, and aggressiveness of a particular species of snake.

    The contention that Australia has the ten deadliest snakes in the world is certainly open to debate. There are many experts who believe that the contention is false.

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  • by Singingismystyle on April 25th, 2007

    Singingismystyle

    Boa constrictor?

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  • by Anonymous on June 9th, 2007

    Anonymous

    I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD ARGUMENT AS TO WHY AUSTRALIA DOESNT HAVE MANY SNAKE DEATHS. ITS BECAUSE MOST AUSTRALIANS LIVE ON THE COAST AND THE SNAKES LIVE IN THE OUTBACK. ONLY A FEW SNAKES ACTUALLY LIVE IN AREAS WHERE HUMANS ARE EG COMMON BROWN, TIGER SNAKE AND COASTAL TAIPAN. IN THE US PEOPLE LIVE ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE AND SO THE DISTRIBUTION IS FAR GREATER. THEN YOU LOOK AT ASIA. OF COURSE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THE MOST DEATHS. HALF THE WORLD LIVES THERE AND ALMOST 20% LIVE IN ONE COUNTRY LIKE INDIA. IMAGINE IF THE FIERCE SNAKE AND TAIPAN LIVE IN ASIA AND THOSE VIPERS LIVED IN AUSTRALIA. THEN I THINK WE WOULD BE TALKING DIFFERENTLY. BUT AS I HAVE ALRESY STATED THE OVERALL MOST DANGEROUS IS THE BLACK MAMBA.

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  • by redbellybite on April 2nd, 2008

    redbellybite

    AUSTRALIA OWNS THE MOST VENOMOUS LAND SNAKE KNOWN TO MANKIND IT IS THE INLAND TAIPAN(OXYURANUS MICROLEPIDOTUS)..THIS DOES NOT MEAN IT IS THE MOST DEADLIEST.. DEADLIEST TO HUMANS MEANS WHAT SNAKE INTERACTS IN A HUMANS LIFESTYLE ALOT ....IN AUSTRALIA THE MOST DEADLIEST LAND SNAKE WOULD HAVE TO BE THE COMMON EASTERN BROWN SNAKE (PSEUDONAJA TEXTILIS TEXTILIS)COMMING IN SECOND WOULD HAVE TO BE THE COASTAL TAIPAN(GENUS OXYURANUS)AND THEN THE TIGER SNAKE FAMILIES ,THE BLACK SNAKE FAMILIES (INCLUDING THE NOTORIUS "KING BROWN" WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE MULGA SNAKE AND IS A BLACK SNAKE)FOLLOWING THE OTHER BROWN SNAKE FAMILIES...AS I SAID MOST PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA ENCOUNTER THE COMMON EASTERN BROWN SNAKE SO AS THIS IS STATED IT WOULD BE AUSTRALIA'S MOST DEADLIEST SNAKE..IN THE WORLD I CANT ANSWER THAT ..REDBELLYBITE.

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  • by snakelover on June 19th, 2007

    snakelover

    The black mamba is by far the deadliest but you have to consider when and where you are bitten. King Cobras can deliver as much as 2 tsp. of vemon in one bite (they grow to about 18 ft. in length). The Fierce snake is also very deadly but not very aggressive. the most fatalities occur from the Russels viper because they live where humans are in constant contact with them and there is no medical facility close by in sputhern Asia. The other factor is how quickly you can get to an anti-venom. If you were bitten by a rattlesnake and you couldn't get treatment right away, they will kill you as well. Any venomous snake will kill you. You just have to know your snakes and knwo what to stay away from.

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  • by Craig_K on September 30th, 2010

    Craig_K

    The most potent venom of All snakes is Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes, but lives in the ocean. Not many people there. The inland Tiapan had the strongest venom af any "land" snake, but lives in the dry bush of Aust. Not many people there also. So the most deadly I would have to say is the Russell's Viper of India and Spectical Cobra also of India. There are many people that live around these snakes and little Anti-venom to treat the bites. The Eastern Brown Prolly killes more people in Aust., and the Eastern Diamondback is in the US.
    Also if you where wandering about poisons and Venoms, the Golden Dart Frog has the strongest poison on the planet.

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