Which is the world's most poisonous snake?

Question

either one with most potent venom or one that really causes lot of hazards every year

Answer 1

black mamba, from kill bill vol II :)~

well i actually looked it up and 2 sources say it is this inland taipan snake...

1) Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus ), Australia. The most toxic venom of any snake. Maximum yield recorded (for one bite) is 110mg. That would porbably be enough to kill over 100 people or 250,000 mice. These rare snakes are vitually unknown in collections outside of Australia.

Black mamba actually comes in 11th place :(

Answer 2

First, there’s technically a difference between poisonous and venomous. Poisonous means that something is toxic if it is swallowed or absorbed. Venomous describes an animal that injects toxic venom into another animal, usually with teeth or fangs but sometimes with spines or spurs.

Not everyone agrees on which snake is the most venomous. Herpetologists like to say that the most venomous snake is the one that just bit you, since all venomous snakes are dangerous. But a land snake that many consider to be the most venomous is the Inland Taipan. Its bite can contain enough venom to kill 200,000 mice. The beaked sea snake has the most toxic venom, but is relatively docile, lives where a lot of people won't be exposed to it, and has a small mouth so it is difficult to be bitten by one.

Here's the list of the top ten snakes considered to be the most venomous snakes in the world.....

1
Fierce Snake
Oxyuranus microlepidotus Also known as the Inland Taipan.
Distribution : Central Australia
Habitat : Dry Plains And Grasslands
Food : Frogs , Small Mammals
Breeding : Egg-Laying
Appearance : Brown Or Olive Colors , Black Markings On The Head Or Uniformly Black Head
The venom injected in a single bite from this snake is sufficient to kill 100 adult humans. Up to 2m (6ft)

2
Common Brown
Pseudechis australis Also known as the King Brown Snake.
Distribution : Whole Australia
Habitat : Forests To Deserts
Food : Frogs , Small Mammals
Breeding : Live-Bearing
Appearance : Dark Reddish To Brown Colors , The Colors Become Paler On The Sides And Undersides
Size: Up to 2m (6ft)

3
Taipan
Oxyuranus scutellatus Distribution : NE And Extreme North Australia , New Guinea
Habitat : Forests , Open Woodlands
Food : Small Mammals
Breeding : Egg-Laying
Appearance : Lightly Keeled Scales , Light Or Dark Brown Fading To A Paler Shade On The Sides And Underside . Head Is Usually Lighter In Colour
Size: Up to 6 ft (2 m) long, closely related to the Fierce Snake.

4
Eastern Tiger
Notechis scutatus Size : To 1.2M
Distribution : Australia : The Eastern Side Of Australia
Habitat : Forests , Open Grasslands
Food : Frogs
Breeding : Live-Bearing , Usually 30 At Onetime
Appearance : It Can Be Olive Or Even Reddish And Usually Has A Series Of Lighter Crossbands , It Flattens Its Neck When It Is Angry

5
Riesvie Tiger Snake Size : To 2M
Distribution : Australia
Habitat : Forests , Open Grasslands
Food : Small Mammals , Birds
Breeding : Live-Bearing

6
Beaked Sea Snake Size : To 2M
Distribution : NE Australia
Habitat : A Marine Species
Food : Fish , Eels
Breeding : Egg
Appearance : Wide Head , Some Species With Bands

7
Western Tiger Snake Size : To 2M
Distribution : Australia
Habitat : Forests , Open Grasslands
Food : Small Mammals , Birds
Breeding : Live-Bearing

8
Giant Black Tiger Snake
Notechis ater Size : To 1.2M
Distribution : Australia : Tasmania , Islands In The Bass Strait
Habitat : Rocky Places , Dunes , Beaches , Tussock Grass
Food : Small Mammals , Frogs , Seabird Chicks
Breeding : Live-Bearing
Appearance : Large Body , Usually Black Sometimes Has Traces Of Lighter Crossbands , When Alarmed It May Spread Its Neck

9
Death Adder
Acanthopis antarcticus Size : To 40-50cm
Distribution : Most Of Australia Except Central Desert Region
Habitat : Dry , Rocky , Or Scrubby Places
Food : Small Mammals , Birds And Reptiles , It Uses The Tip Of Its Tail To Lure The Prey To Within Striking Distance
Breeding : Live-Bearing
Appearance : Broad , Triangular Head , Short Tail , Colors Grey To Brown Or Red , It Has A Number Of Irregular Crossbands Over The Body

10
Western Brown Snake
Pseudechis nuchalis Size : To 1.5M
Distribution : Most Of Australia Except Extreme SW And Se
Habitat : From Forests To Grasslands , Gravelly Plains And Deserts
Food : Small Mammals And Reptiles
Breeding : Egg-Laying
Appearance : Narrow Black Head And Black Neck Or Many Narrow Dark Crossbars , Colors Light Brown To Black Or May Have A Series Of Lighter Bands Around The Body

Answer 3

One type of sea-snake is the worlds most poisonous. However, the Aussie Tiger snake is also known to be the most poisonous land snake. The Black Mamba, Russel's Viper, etc are a close second.
I think the Russel's Viper is the most destructive along with the Black Mamba. But I think Cobras kill more people worldwide than any other snake.

Answer 4

Taipan (Fierce Snake) is the most venomous
and it lives in Austrailia the #2 most venomous snake also lives there, the King Brown.
Along with the most venomous animal in the world , the Box Jellyfish.

Answer 5

Australia has about 7 of the 10 most deadly snakes.
Death Adder, Taipan and King Brown are very bad.
We don't have the cobra, but that gives several bites to a victim, not just one. That is where his danger lays.
We don't have Rattlesnakes either

We also have the only mammel that has a poisonous spur - the male Platypus near its hind leg

Answer 6

the most poisonous snake worldwide is the Black Mamba, wich is a really fast snake too and can be found in Africa,its venom is so potent that just a little drop can kill you in just minutes or seconds!

Answer 7

The most venomous.. the so-called "Two Step snake" of Vietnam, (so named for its ability to kill human snakebite victims after taking just two steps) and other parts of Southeast Asia, and the common seasnake, but sea snakes rarely bite, they are usually nonagressive unless provoked. The one that kills the most.. the King Cobra, found in most of Asia, and a large problem in India.

Answer 8

The 'asp'
it's a small eurasian viper. It's venom is much more toxic than any other.

Legend has it that Cleopatra of Egypt was bitten by one- despite immediate best possible medical attention nothing could be done- everything was over within a few short minutes.

Answer 9

The green mamba is also exceptionally horrible. I remember seeing one behind thick glass in a vivarium (that's a snake museum) and although I like to think of myself as rational and I knew about the strength of the glass there was something about it - especially its green colour - that made me very, very scared.

Answer 10

Sea snakes are the most poisonous