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Top 10 MostVenomous

Snakes


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Rattlesnake


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The only snake from the Americas on thelist, the Rattlesnake is easily identiable bythe tell tale rattle on the end of its tail.

They are actually a part of the Pit Viperfamily, and are capable of striking at up to!"rd their body length. The #astern$iamondback in considered the most%enomous species in &orth America.


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$eath Adder


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The appropriately named $eath Adder is found in

Australia and &e) *uinea. They actually hunt and killother snakes, including some on this list, usually %iaambush. $eath Adders look +uite similar to %ipers, inthat they ha%e triangular shaped heads and short,s+uat bodies. They typically inect around -0100mg

of %enom )ith an /$ of 0.-mg0.mg!kg. Anuntreated $eath Adder bite is one of the mostdangerous in the )orld. The %enom is a neurotoin. Abite causes paralysis and can cause death )ithin 2hours, due to respiratory failure. 3ymptoms generally

peak )ithin --4 hours. Anti%enin is %ery successfulin treating a bite from a $eath Adder, particularlydue to the relati%ely slo) progression of symptoms,but before its de%elopment, a $eath Adder bite had afatality rate of 05.


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Vipers


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Vipers are found throughout most of the )orld, butarguably the most %enomous is the 3a) 3caled Viperand the 6hain Viper, found primarily in the 7iddle#ast and 6entral Asia, particularly 8ndia, 6hina and3outh #ast Asia. Vipers are +uick tempered andgenerally nocturnal, often acti%e after rains. They arealso %ery fast. 7ost of these species ha%e %enom

that cause symptoms that begin )ith pain at the siteof the bite, immediately follo)ed by s)elling of thea9ected etremity.


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Philippine 6obra


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Tiger 3nake


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;ound in Australia, the Tiger snake has a %ery potentneurotoic %enom. $eath from a bite can occur)ithin "0 minutes, but usually takes 2- hours. Priorto the de%elopment of anti%enin, the fatality rate

from Tiger snakes )as 20:05. 3ymptoms caninclude locali


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>lack 7amba


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The feared >lack 7amba is found

throughout many parts of the Africancontinent. They are kno)n to behighly aggressi%e, and strike )ithdeadly precision. They are also the

fastest land snake in the )orld,capable of reaching speeds of up to0km!h. These fearsome snakes canstrike up to 1 times in a ro).


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Taipan


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Another entry from Australia, the%enom in a Taipan is strong enough tokill up to 1,000 guinea pigs. The

%enom clots the %ictim?s blood,blocking arteries or %eins. 8t is alsohighly neurotoic. >efore the ad%entof an anti%enin, there are no kno)n

sur%i%ors of a Taipan bite, and deathtypically occurs )ithin an hour.


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>lue @rait


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The 7alayan or >lue @rait is, byfar, the most deadly of this

species. ;ound throughout 3outh#ast Asia and 8ndonesia, 05 ofbites from the deadly >lue @raitare fatal, e%en )ith the

administration of anti%enin.@raits hunt and kill other snakes,e%en cannibali


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#astern >ro)n 3nake


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$on?t let the innocuous name ofthis snake fool you, 1!1-,000 ofan ounce of its %enom is enoughto kill an adult human. 6oming ina %ariety of species, the #astern>ro)n snake is the most%enomous. nfortunately, its

preferred habitat is also alongthe maor population centers ofAustralia


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;ierce 3nake or 8nland Taipan


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Bhile 8 did say that 8 )ould not includemultiple subspecies in this list, theincredible 8nland Taipan deser%es a spot of

its o)n. 8t has the most toic %enom of anyland snake in the )orld. The maimum yieldrecorded for one bite is 110mg, enough tokill about 100 humans, or 0,000 miceCBith an /$!0 of 0.0"mg!kg, it is 10 timesas %enomous as the 7oa%e Rattlesnake,and 0 times more than the common 6obra.;ortunately, the 8nland Taipan is notparticularly aggressi%e and is rarely

encountered by humans in the )ild. &ofatalities ha%e e%er been recorded, though itcould potentially kill an adult human )ithin- minutes


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