It’s important to point out here that there’s a
difference between venomous snakes and
poisonous snakes .It is also worthy of mention that
there are non venomous snakes which people
often possess as pets. Venomous here implies that
something is capable of injecting someone or
something with Venom, while poisonous implies
that it is capable of harming you by merely
touching or eating it. This article takes a look at
top 10 Most venomous snakes in the world.
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10. Rattle Snake
The Rattle Snake is a sub-family of the pit vipers,
it has a very unique tail that makes it easy to be
identified. At the end of it’s tail is located the rattle
which makes so much noise when shaken, that’s
where the name “rattle snake” comes from. Large
number of it can be found in America particularly
at the south, western part of United States and
Mexico. One Striking feature of rattle snake that
they possessed from the pit vipers families is that
they have two organs that can dictate radiation,
which include their eyes and a set of heat- sensing
pit located on their face for easy dictation of prey,
it also aids them to perceive things easily. In North
America, the Eastern Diamond back is one of the
rattle Snakes species that possesses a hemotoxic
Venom capable of attacking the tissues and organs
in human body leading to the disruption of blood
clotting, this is known as coagulopathy. A bite
from the venomous rattle snake can cause difficulty
in breathing, hemorrhaging, even paralysis,
however a quick application of an anti-virus on
any Victim is known can reduce death rate.
9. Black Mamba – One of the most venomous
snakes
The black mamba is the longest, the fastest as
well most venomous snake in the world, it can
easily be spotted in large numbers across the
continent of Africa making it one of the most
venomous african snakes. In length it’s about 14
feet though very thin when compared with all the
other land snakes around the world, they remain
the fastest with the ability to cover about 20km
within an hour (20km/h). That they are called black
mamba does not necessarily mean they are black
in colour, instead they posses the ability to
camouflage, they can either change to green, gray
or yellow depending on the habitat of the species,
this characteristic protects them from predator as
well as give them an edge against their preys.
When black mamba bites, it bites multiple times
with a high speed, high enough that the human
eyes can hardly see the tongue moving in and out,
releasing a high amount of deadly venom with
each strike. The symptoms of this bite includes:
double vision, feverish condition, foaming through
the mouth, and if medication is not applied
immediately, leads to breakdown of the respiratory
system and subsequently death.
8. Death Adder
The Acanthrophis commonly known as the death
Adder belongs to a group of extremely venomous
elapid snakes easily spotted in Australia and New
Guinea. Death adders do not hunt like other
snakes do; instead they dangerously lay ambush
and attract their prey to them. With just a bite, they
can inject about 40-100 mg of their extremely
deadly venom. The effect of the venom is paralyses
which might seem trivial in the initial stage, but
gradually attacks the respiratory system of the
victim and subsequently lead to a total breakdown
of the respiratory system. Want to know what death
looks like? The death adder is a typical example.
7. Viper The viper belongs to a family of highly venomous snakes, found all over the world except in the island and the northern part of the world, arctic circle such as Antarctica, New Zealand, Ireland Australia etc. The deadliest of the vipers are located in the middle East countries, the central and South eastern parts of Asia. Vipers are very aggressive and fast. The initial symptom of its venom is an excruciating pain at the point of bite, followed by swelling, then bleeding which is common, if left without proper medication, the victim might die.
6. Philippine Cobra
This can easily be found at the northern part of
Philippines, its venom is more deadly than any
other specie of cobra, it is able to spit the venom
up to 3 meters away. The venom specifically
targets the respiratory system, can cause paralysis
and subsequently death in the absence of proper
medication. Some of the symptoms of its bite are
dizziness, headache, excessive vomiting, and
difficulty in breathing, which can result to death
within 30 mins, Philippine Cobra is one of the most
venomous snakes in the World.
5. Tiger snake
The tiger snake is a highly venomous snake, native
to the southern part of Australia. They can become
aggressive when threatened, containing a venom
with a very high potent neurotoxic. Some of the
signs and symptoms of the tiger bites includes
foot and neck pain, a numb feeling followed by
difficulty in breathing and subsequent paralysis.
The introduction of its anti-venom has greatly
reduced its casualties.
4. Taipan A lot of dangerous Snakes can be found in Australia and Taipan is included, with a fast movement and high venom content, Taipan belongs to a family of snakes known as elapid family. It contains a high amount of neurotoxic venom which clots the blood of its victim, Obstructing the veins and arteries. Before the anti- venom was discovered, none of its victim has survived the bite.
3. Eastern Brown Snake
This reptile is native to Australia, New Guinea and
Indonesia. It is very swift in movement and
aggressive as well, especially when provoked.
Amongst the other group of snakes in Australia,
the eastern brown snake is known to have caused
more death in Australia owing to the fact that they
prefer to dwell in populated areas of Australia. It is
so aggressive that it pursues its victim while
striking continuously at every given chance. The
venom consists of neurotoxin that leads to
paralysis and also contains blood coagulants that
prevents the clothing of blood and requires lots of
anti-venom to stop.
2. Blue Krait
The blue krait belongs to the krait species and
among the snakes in the species, it is one of the
most deadly and most venomous snakes. It is
native to the South eastern part of Asia and
Indonesia. The blue Krait is so dangerous that it
even preys on other snakes even those of the
same species. It also possesses neurotoxin venom
that is more powerful than the venom of a cobra.
It’s bite leads to paralysis. Death rate resulting
from its bite was high before the introduction of its
anti venon.
1. Belcher Sea Snake
The belcher sea snake is not too aggressive but
will bite under duress. The fishermen with nets
often fall victim to this snake. Though this reptile
looks and sounds less of a treat, you will be
shocked at how dangerous and Venomous it can
turn to especially when provoked. Research has
also shown that the belcher sea snake is even
more deadly when compared to the taipan.
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