Introducing the Top 10 the most poisonous snakes on the planet. Snakes can be found anywhere from the forests and steppes of Russia to the Australian deserts and African tropics. According to statistics, snakebites cause about 125 thousand deaths per year worldwide.
The good news is that the chances of dying from a snakebite are scanty compared to the risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, or a car accident. The bad news: being bitten by a snake is a very painful way to die. Those who were lucky to survive described various terrible symptoms, such as the inability to breathe normally, numbness of the limbs and the failure of various organs. And although doctors have developed many antidotes, the medicine still needs to be managed to get. However, even the most poisonous snake in the world does not sleep at all and sees how to bite a person. Usually these creatures strive to be left alone. And it is better to fulfill this desire if you value your life.
10. Kaysaka, aka labaria (Bothrops atrox) - a lethal dose of 50 mg poison
For the yellow color of the chin of this representative pit viper from the family of vipers is also called "yellow beard." Kaisaka is an aggressive creature that often crawls into human habitation. It is found in Central America and tropical South America. The poison of this snake acts very quickly, a fatal outcome occurs within a few minutes. Often labyrinthine workers are victims of coffee and banana plantations.
9. Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) - 10-15 mg
The snake, sometimes called the "black mouth", it is the black mamba that inhabits the savannahs and woodlands of the tropical part of Africa and can often be found near termite mounds. Body color varies from gray to dark brown, and the name of the reptile comes from the black cavity of the mouth, this can be seen in the photo with the attacking mamba. The black mamba is a fast snake with an extremely powerful poison containing a toxic mixture of neurotoxin and cardiotoxin. He kills most victims, including humans, in 20 minutes. Despite its aggressive reputation, a mamba does not rush at a person first and attacks only when it is caught in a corner or taken by surprise. And mamba is the longest species of poisonous snake in Africa and the second longest in the world.
8. Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) - lethal dose of 10-12 mg
The prettiest snake from the already family is living in Sub-Saccharial Africa and is hunting by expanding the front of its body. Usually it hangs motionlessly on a tree or bush, imitating branches with its shape. For this, it was called by the Dutch settlers the "tree snake" (boom - tree, slang - snake). Boomslang injects poison while chewing his prey, because its teeth are located almost in the middle of the mouth, and not at its beginning, like other representatives of the ranking of the most poisonous snakes in the world. Its venom is dominated not by neurotoxin, but by hemotoxin, which causes the destruction of red blood cells. Boomslang is a very shy snake and due to its good eyesight it is able to timely avoid meeting a person. However, if you grab her bite is inevitable. So from the Boomslang in 1957, the famous herpentologist and zoologist Karl Paterson Schmidt died.
7. King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) - 7 mg
It is the longest poisonous snake on Earth. Most individuals reach 3-4 meters in length, and there are 5.6-meter giants. The venom of the snake queen is so dangerous that it can kill an elephant in just a few hours. A man is enough for 15 minutes. Fortunately for a person, a cobra prefers not to waste its main weapon in vain and does not bite without warning. She can bite and "idle", without injecting poison or allocating its minimum amount.
King cobra lives in the rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and prefers to hunt rat snakes. She does not disdain the poisonous "colleagues."
6. Taipan (Oxyuranus) - 5 mg
In sixth place of the snake hit parade is the most dangerous snake in Australia and one of the most poisonous creatures on Earth. If you have ever heard the phrase “carefully, you are dealing with a sensitive, easily excitable bastard”, then it is perfect for characterizing a taipan. Any movement near this nervous reptile is likely to provoke an attack. Taipan venom contains neurotoxin, which works by paralyzing the victim’s muscles, which in turn leads to respiratory arrest. Without an antidote, a taipan bite always ends in death. A bitten person has about 30 minutes to get to the hospital.
5. Sand efa (Echis carinatus) - 5 mg
About 5 mg of poison is enough to kill a person. This is perhaps the most dangerous and deadly snake on our list, since scientists believe that in their habitat the sand efa killed more people than other types of snakes combined. The poisonous reptile is so mobile and aggressive that it bites several times. Efahs are not afraid of people; they often creep into homes, basements and utility rooms in search of food. Those who survive the efa attack may experience kidney problems due to defects in blood coagulation.
4. Harlequin Aspide (Micrurus fulvius) - 4 mg
Brightly colored by Mother Nature, the snake is found in the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico. This is the only snake in North America to lay eggs, not give birth to cubs. This poisonous handsome man prefers not to attack people, but if he really has to, he attacks with lightning speed and without help the death of the victim occurs within 20 hours. Therefore, it is better to admire it in the video and never meet in life.
3. Indian krait (Bungarus caeruleus) - 2.5 mg
These small reptiles and their cousin, the tape krat (Bungarus multicinctus), cause the deaths of thousands of people every year throughout South Asia. In its habitat - from Pakistan to India and Sri Lanka - Kraits often creep into houses to hunt rodents and often bite people during sleep. The bite of this snake causes paralysis of the facial muscles, and sometimes the whole body. Death from respiratory failure can occur after 1-6 hours if an antidote is not administered.
2. Tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) - a fatal dose of 1.5 mg
It lives on the southern outskirts of Australia and the nearby islands of the region. When this fierce poisonous predator prepares to strike, he bends his head and neck in the manner of Asian and African cobras. Tiger snakes are very aggressive and kill more people in Australia than any other snake on this continent.
1. Nose enhydrina (Enhydrina schistosa) - 1.5 mg
Although the question is which snake is the most poisonous is controversial, enhydrin is often regarded as the deadliest of all.
This reptile is known not only as extremely poisonous, but also as very aggressive. This species of sea snake is responsible for more than 50% of all sea snake attacks on humans and is responsible for about 90% of all deaths caused by sea snake bites.
Most sea snakes are poisonous, so if you see one of them in the water, swim away!
Fortunately, not one of the top 10 most poisonous snakes is found in the Russian Federation. The most poisonous snake in Russia is the Viper, part-time one of the most common. Guaranteed poisonous dose - 40-50 mg. The number of deaths is so small that scientists have not yet been able to determine a more accurate dosage.
