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 Most Venomous Snake in the World

Interested in finding out about the world's most dangerous snakes? More than 600 species of venomous snakes live on Earth, according to the World Health Organisation, but only about 200 can do any real harm to humans.

There are many ways of determining how venomous a snake is, so it's important to understand the parameters used on each list. Some lists of the world's most dangerous snakes look at the deadly dose of venom required by a snake to kill an individual or mice, while others look at how many mice or humans a snake bite can kill. Some lists are more interested in the deadliest snakes, so look at how many people are killed by a snake each year, or if left untreated, at the number of people killed by a snake bite.

In fact, when looking at the most venomous snakes, all these variables should be taken into consideration, so we've done just that.

Below is an objective list of the 11 most venomous snakes in the world, along with a photo and some specifics of each species:

1. Inland Taipan

The inland taipan is aptly known as the 'fierce snake' and is considered the most venomous snake in the world.

Its paralyzing venom consists of lipoxin, a mixture of neurotoxins, procoagulants, and myotoxins that induces hemorrhaging and prevents breathing in blood vessels and muscle tissues. In more than 80% of untreated cases, the bite is fatal and can kill a person in less than an hour. The inland taipan is probably the most dangerous snake to humans and can be considered the most lethal snake in the world.

2. Eastern Brown Snake

Native to Eastern and Central Australia and Southern New Guinea, apart from dense forests, the solitary and fast-moving eastern brown snake is found in most habitats. With a slender construction and no demarcation between the head and neck, they measure up to 2 meters long. While it is called the eastern brown snake, it is found in a variety of colors, ranging from light brown to black, and the underside is creamy yellow.

3. Coastal Taipan

In the coastal regions of Northern and Eastern Australia and the nearby island of New Guinea, the coastal taipan is found and produces venom almost identical to that of the inland taipan, considered to be the world's most venomous snake.

Long and narrow (similar to the black mamba), the head of the coastal taipan has a slender body with colors varying from light olive to black. The snake freezes until it spots its prey, then throws itself forward to make several rapid bites. It then releases the prey and waits, before taking its meal, for the venom to take effect.

4. King Cobra

King cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world and grows up to 5.5 meters in length. From India across Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia, the species lives predominantly in forested areas in Asia. The King cobra deserves to be high on this list of venomous snakes, with a 50 percent fatality rate for untreated human bites. A King Cobra bite can even kill an Asian elephant in just a couple of hours!

5. Black Mamba

In Africa (the dry bushlands of Eastern Africa), the black mamba is the only snake on this list to live, using its pace to capture prey and inject a highly poisonous venom. Sometimes considered the fastest snake in the world, the sidewinder actually beats it into second place.

The black mamba, rising up to 4 meters long, is a slender, agile snake that makes it achieve speeds of up to 19 km per hour in short open ground bursts. As with the sidewinder, to help gain momentum, the black mamba uses lateral undulation, moving in an 'S' shape and pushing off objects in its direction.

6. Barba Amarilla

These Central and South American snakes are characterized by their flattened heads, set apart from the rest of their bodies, Spanish for 'yellow beard.' Females are the thicker and longer of the sexes, with wider heads and bigger fangs, rising up to 1.8 m tall.

Barba Amarillas is quick-moving and irritable, and they have a reputation for being unpredictable. It has a necrotizing, extremely painful, and often deadly venom. Combine this with his ability to project almost two meters and bite well above the ground with his head, and it is easy to see why this list of most venomous snakes is created by the Barba Amarilla.

7. Banded Krait

A highly venomous relative of the cobra found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia is the banded krait. The krait is quickly identifiable by its bright yellow and black crossbands and the marked vertebral ridge, reaching lengths of over 2 meters.

It's a shy, nocturnal snake that doesn't go out of its way to bite people, although its venom can cause respiratory failure and probably suffocation when bites occur. It is believed that the mortality rate for untreated bites is around 10%.

8. Boomslang

The boomslang is a venomous snake native to sub-Saharan Africa measuring up to 1,6 meters, with oversized eyes in an egg-shaped head and has a distinctive appearance. In Afrikaans, its name implies 'pine snake' and it hunts by imitating a branch, extending the forward portion of its body motionless from a tree.

It has a highly potent venom that disables blood coagulation and, killing the victim, contributes to internal and external bleeding. The venom is administered by large fangs in the back of the jaw that can be opened while biting at 170 °.

9. Saw Scaled Viper

In parts of India and the Middle East, the saw-scaled viper is found and is the snake responsible each year for most human deaths. Currently, many scientists claim that more human deaths than all other snake species combined are responsible for it.

While in fewer than 10 percent of untreated victims, the saw-scaled viper venom is deadly, the species is frequently found in inhabited areas and its aggressiveness means it bites early and often.

10. Tiger Snake

The highly venomous tiger serpents, like Tasmania, are native to Southern Australia and its coastal islands. Tiger snakes, while typically banded, are highly variable in size and coloring (from light yellow to jet black), hence the name.

The thing they all have in common is that they inject into their victims a lethal combination of neurotoxins, coagulants, hemolysins, and mycotoxins. If left untreated, tiger snake bites constitute an estimated 17 percent of Australian snakebite casualties.

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