7 most dangerous snakes. The most poisonous snakes in the world. Brown King or Mulga

Today on Earth you can find about two and a half thousand snakes, but mortal danger carry only 250 species. Every year, about five million people around the world suffer from their bites, 3 percent of those bitten die, and about 5% become disabled. Today we will tell our readers about the most dangerous and poisonous snakes that exist on earth.

What is the most poisonous snake in the world?

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In most cases, the poison will not cause danger, because very weak, but there have been cases when people died after a while. Therefore, if a bite occurs, you need to seek help, even if the location of the bite does not bother you.

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The poison is several times stronger than the venom of a viper and when it enters the bloodstream, it almost immediately destroys the cells of the body. Scientists conducted an experiment on ducks. After being bitten by this snake, they experienced paralysis within 1-2 minutes, and after 15 minutes they died. Most often they can be found in Africa, on branches and in bushes.

8. Oriental or harlequin asp

Dangerous to human life. If medical assistance is not provided within 24 hours after the bite, the likelihood of death is very high. Length from 90 to 100 cm, they can most often be found in the southern United States, feeding on insects and lizards.

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The next snake belongs to the viper family and is called Sandy Efa. It feeds on small rodents, sometimes birds, and most often lizards and scorpions. Average length from 55 to 60 cm, in some cases up to 75 cm.

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The snakes listed above are found on land, but this one can be found in the water. It is considered not aggressive, but even so its venom is 5-6 times stronger than the venom of a cobra. Capable of diving to a depth of one hundred meters and staying there without air for about five hours. You can meet her off the coast of India, the Arabian Sea and also on the islands of Madagascar.

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The venom is less toxic than that of previous snakes, but a larger amount of venom is injected when biting. It is less aggressive, in 80 percent of cases it stalks its prey in ambush.

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A very aggressive and poisonous snake; when bitten, 50 percent of people die, even if a special vaccine is used. You can find them in small burrows, bushes, and also in private houses, where they very often crawl. Habitat: South Asia and Australia.

3. Taipana - Oxyuranus scutellatus

One of the three most poisonous snakes on the planet. Its length ranges from three to 3.5 meters, and its large teeth, 1 cm long, inject such an amount of poison that the victim dies within a few minutes. Most often found in Australia.

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It ranks second in the ranking of the most poisonous snakes. The main food is small mammals. Also found in Australia, it is most often found in fields and dry plains. One bite can kill about a hundred people or a quarter of a million mice.

1. Tiger snake - the most poisonous snake in the world

She received this name because of her tiger coloring.

With one bite it can kill 400 people.

After the poison enters the blood, literally within a few seconds it paralyzes all nerve endings and the victim dies due to cardiac arrest.

It lives in Australia and mainly feeds on birds, frogs and mice.

One female can give birth to at least 50 baby snakes.

Up to two meters long.

The chance of a person surviving a bite is very small, but in any case it is necessary to seek help as soon as possible, or try to suck out the poison from the bite site yourself.

We present to you the top 10 the most poisonous snakes on the planet. Snakes can be found anywhere, from the forests and steppes of Russia to Australian deserts and African tropics. According to statistics, snake bites cause about 125 thousand deaths per year worldwide.

The good news: The chances of dying from a snakebite are tiny compared to the risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, or a car accident. Bad news: Being bitten by a snake is a very painful way to die. Those lucky enough to survive described various horrific symptoms, such as the inability to breathe normally, numbness in their limbs and failure of various organs. And although doctors have developed many antidotes, the cure still needs to be obtained. However, even the most poisonous snake in the world does not sleep at all and sees how to bite a person. Usually these creatures want to be left alone. And it is better to fulfill this desire if you value your life.

10. Kaisaka, also known as labaria (Bothrops atrox) – lethal dose of poison 50 mg

Due to the yellow color of the chin, this representative of the pit viper family is also called the “yellow beard.” Kaisaka is an aggressive creature that often crawls into human habitation. Found in Central America and tropical South America. The venom of this snake acts very quickly and is fatal within a few minutes. Workers in coffee and banana plantations often become victims of labaria.

9. Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) – 10-15 mg

The snake, sometimes called the "black mouth", also known as the black mamba, inhabits the savannas and woodlands of tropical Africa and can often be found near termite mounds. The body color varies from gray to dark brown, and the reptile's name comes from the black mouth cavity, this can be seen in the photo of the attacking mamba. The black mamba is a fast snake that has an extremely powerful venom containing a toxic mixture of neurotoxin and cardiotoxin. It kills most victims, including humans, within 20 minutes. Despite its aggressive reputation, the mamba does not rush at a person first and attacks only when it is cornered or taken by surprise. The mamba is also the longest species of venomous snake in Africa and the second longest in the world.

8. Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) – lethal dose 10-12 mg

The most beautiful snake from the colubrid family lives in Sub-Saharan Africa and hunts by expanding the front part of its body. Usually it hangs motionless on a tree or bush, imitating a branch with its shape. For this it was named by the Dutch settlers “ tree snake"(boom - tree, slang - snake). Boomslang injects poison when chewing its victim, because its teeth are located almost in the middle of its mouth, and not at its beginning, like other representatives of the rating of the most poisonous snakes in the world. Its venom is dominated not by a neurotoxin, but by a hemotoxin, which causes the destruction of red blood cells. Boomslang is a very shy snake and thanks to its good eyesight is able to promptly avoid meeting a person. However, if you grab it, the bite is inevitable. This is how the famous herpentologist and zoologist Carl Paterson Schmidt died from a boomslang in 1957.

7. King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah) – 7 mg

Is the longest poisonous snake on the ground. Most individuals reach 3-4 meters in length, and there are also 5.6-meter giants. The queen snake's venom is so dangerous that it can kill an elephant in just a few hours. For a person, 15 minutes is enough. Fortunately for humans, the cobra prefers not to waste its main weapon and does not bite without warning. She can bite “idly”, without injecting poison or releasing a minimal amount of it.

The king cobra lives in tropical forests South and South-East Asia, and prefers to hunt rat snakes. She does not disdain poisonous “colleagues”.

6. Taipan (Oxyuranus) – 5 mg

In sixth place on the snake hit parade is the most dangerous snake in Australia and one of the most poisonous creatures on Earth. If you've ever heard the expression “be careful, you're dealing with a sensitive, excitable little bastard,” it perfectly describes the taipan. Any movement near this nervous reptile will most likely provoke an attack. The taipan's venom contains a neurotoxin that works by paralyzing the victim's muscles, which in turn stops breathing. Without an antidote, a taipan bite always ends in death. The person who has been bitten has approximately 30 minutes to get to the hospital.

5. Sandy epha (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, as scientists believe that the sand epha has killed more people than other species of snakes combined. The poisonous reptile is so mobile and aggressive that it bites several times. Ephs are not afraid of people; they often crawl into homes, basements and utility rooms in search of food. Those who survive an epha attack may experience kidney problems due to blood coagulation defects.

4. Harlequin adder (Micrurus fulvius) – 4 mg

Mother Nature's brightly colored snake is found in the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico. This is the only snake in North America, laying eggs rather than giving birth to young. This poisonous beauty 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 him on video and never meet him in life.

3. Indian krait (Bungarus caeruleus) – 2.5 mg

These small reptiles and their relative, the ribbon krait (Bungarus multicinctus), are responsible for the deaths of thousands of people every year across South Asia. In their range from Pakistan to India and Sri Lanka, kraits often crawl into homes to hunt rodents and often bite people while they sleep. The bite of this snake causes paralysis of the facial muscles and sometimes the entire body. Death from respiratory failure can occur within 1 to 6 hours if antivenom is not administered.

2. Tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) – fatal dose 1.5 mg

It lives on the southern edge of Australia and nearby islands in the region. When this fierce, venomous predator prepares to strike, it bends its 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. Enhydrina schistosa – 1.5 mg

Although the question is which snake is the most poisonous is controversial, enhydrina is often considered to be the deadliest of all.

This reptile is known not only to be extremely poisonous, but also 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 in the water, swim away!

Fortunately, none of the top 10 most poisonous snakes are found in the Russian Federation. The most poisonous snake in Russia is the Viper, which is also one of the most common. The guaranteed toxic dose is 40-50 mg. The number of deaths is so small that scientists have not yet been able to determine a more accurate dosage.

Today we will talk about the most dangerous snakes in the World

Snakes are one of the most mysterious and complex creatures on earth; some consider them incredibly beautiful and dangerous, others consider them vile, scary, disgusting, useless animals. The serpent, according to biblical legends, was the wisest animal before the fall of man, after which it began to crawl on its belly and eat dust. Snakes perform mainly sanitary functions by eating rodents, but many of them are poisonous to humans.

“More than 2,500 species of snakes live on our planet. They can be found everywhere except Antarctica and a few islands such as New Zealand and Ireland, and there are also none on the small islands of the Atlantic and Pacific (its central part) oceans. However, among all the snake diversity, only 10% are poisonous."

Of the more than 2,500 species of snakes, 410 are venomous.“They differ from each other not only in their structure and way of life, but also in the chemical composition of the poison and its effect on a living organism. Official statistics state that up to 50,000 people die from snakebites every year.”

The most actively populated by dangerous snakes are countries, regions, continents, where tropics, heat, mountains, and jungles abound. For example, in the vicinity of Brazil there is an island called “Snake”.

“Snake Island (located off the coast of Brazil)

The most dangerous poisonous snakes on the continent are found here. For example, spearheads - one bite from a snake of this species leads to instant tissue death and death.

According to statistics, the number of poisonous snakes ranges from 1 to 5 individuals per square meter area of ​​Zmeiny Island. Therefore, visiting the island is officially prohibited. But still, every year there are extreme sportsmen...”

There are only a few species of venomous snakes found in Russia, mainly in the North Caucasus. In the rest of Russia you can find vipers and copperheads. Their bites are usually non-fatal, but there are rare fatal cases. In general, death from a viper bite occurs about as often as from a hornet bite, and mostly not from poison, but from anaphylactic shock.

In the North Caucasus you can find such poisonous snakes as the copperhead (three species), the viper (six species), the viper, and the tiger snake.

Pictured: Cottonmouth

Viper in the photo

In the photo is Gyurza

“The viper is a representative of the genus of giant vipers and is capable of reaching a length of two meters, it is the most major representative a kind of viper. For humans, such a snake is the most dangerous.

In terms of toxicity, the venom of the viper is perhaps second only to that of the cobra, while during defense the snake is capable of making a long jump own body towards the enemy.

The bite of such a snake is accompanied by severe pain, vomiting and dizziness; just one such bite contains up to 50 milligrams of poison. If help is not provided on time, then within two to three hours the person will die.”

In addition to infecting the victim with venom, snakes are capable of killing and harming the victim in other ways.

For example, in tropical rivers South America, Brazil is home to the anaconda, we have seen it in horror films and in wildlife videos where a snake swallows animals alive by a crocodile.

This is the largest snake among known modern snakes, even the weight of females can reach 100 kg, length 5-6 meters.

In the photo there is an anaconda

Contrary to the horrors described and shown, the anaconda rarely attacks a person, however, cases of attack and murder of people have still been recorded.

Boas, for example, squeeze the victim, tying it with rings and squeezing the chest or throat.

There are a lot of snakes that infect the victim directly with poison; let’s look at the most dangerous of them.

The first places are shared cruel snake, taipan, tiger snake, sand epha.

I’ll tell you right away about the most beautiful of them:

"Spectacled snake, or Indian cobra(lat. Naja naja) is a very beautiful motley snake, growing up to 1.5-2 meters in length. Lives in India Central Asia, Southern China (to the Philippines and the islands of the Malay Archipelago).

The photo shows a spectacled snake

The offspring of this cobra are poisonous from the very first minutes after birth. I spectacled cobra contains toxins that damage the central nervous system. Just one gram of poison can kill 140 medium-sized dogs.”

Pictured is a Malayan krait

“The Malayan krait (lat. Bungarus candidus) is a very dangerous snake from the adder family. Extremely unfriendly. It lives in Australia, South Asia and the islands of the Malay Archipelago.

Its poison is fatal and primarily affects the human brain. Death can occur quickly and even without paralytic symptoms.”

I must say, in general, asps are all beautiful, from the outside... Asps are a large family of poisonous snakes, which includes 347 species, grouped into 61 genera, including mambas and cobras.

“In general, neurotoxins predominate in the venom of slate snakes, which gives a characteristic clinical picture when bitten. Local phenomena in the area of ​​the bite almost do not develop (there is no swelling or redness), but death quickly occurs due to depression of the nervous system, primarily paralysis of the respiratory center. The bite of large adders, such as cobras, poses a mortal danger to humans.”

In the photo there is a harlequin adder

“The harlequin, or eastern adder (lat. Micrurus fulvius) is a poisonous snake that lives in northeastern Mexico and the southeastern part of the United States. The owner of a bright color with characteristic red, black and narrow yellow rings.

The bite of this snake is very dangerous for human life. If help is not provided in time, a person can die within 20-24 hours.”

Adders also include the most poisonous land snake - the cruel snake (although a number of scientists, according to recent studies, call the tiger snake and others the taipan the most dangerous).

The photo shows a cruel snake

“On average, one snake receives 44 mg of venom - this dose is enough to kill 100 people or 250,000 mice. With a semi-lethal dose of 0.01 mg/kg, its poison is approximately 180 times stronger than poison cobras However, unlike the coastal taipan, the fierce snake is less aggressive; all documented cases of bites were the result of careless handling” (Wikipedia).

The taipan is perhaps not as beautiful as the harlequin adder, but more dangerous; it is one of the most dangerous and aggressive snakes in the world; every second person bitten dies, despite the use of the serum:

“The coastal taipan or simply Taipan (lat. Oxyuranus scutellatus) is one of the most poisonous snakes in the world.

Pictured is a taipan.

The taipan is very aggressive and fast: when it sees danger, it raises its head, shaking it, then strikes the enemy several times in a row with lightning speed. A taipan bite can lead to death in 4-12 hours, while a person bitten by other most poisonous snakes lives for about a day.

In Queensland, where taipans are most common, despite the invention of the serum, every second bitten person still dies.

Because of its aggressive nature, large size and speed, the taipan is considered the most dangerous of all venomous snakes in the world, although the strength of its venom is somewhat weaker than that of the desert taipan, a fierce snake.”

Mulga in the photo

Mulga or brown king (lat. Pseudechis australis) is a dangerous snake from the adder family. In terms of toxicity, its venom is second only to that of the taipan and tiger snake, but this is successfully compensated for by its large quantity: at one time the mulga is capable of releasing up to 150 mg of venom. Moreover, this snake is in no hurry to immediately release the victim, but holds it with its long teeth, injecting new portions of poison.

The black mamba (also a snake) is common in Africa, one of the fastest snakes, reaching speeds of over 11 km per hour (yes, that's fast for a snake).

Pictured is a black mamba

“The snake has the sad reputation of being extremely dangerous, the bite of which, before the advent of antidotes, invariably led to death. However, it is not aggressive and avoids human contact whenever possible, only attacking when caught off guard or cornered.

The poison is highly toxic and contains neurotoxins, primarily dendrotoxins, which, in the absence of an antidote, lead to paralysis and respiratory arrest. There are known cases where death occurred within 45 minutes after the bite.”

“Adult specimens reach a length of 2.5 meters, although there are cases of sad encounters with mambas of 4 meters in length. The black mamba owes its name not to the color of its body (it varies), but to the inky color of its mouth.

This reptile is very fast, reaching speeds of up to 20 km/h. After the first “tip,” the mamba tries to sting several more times, and if the poisonous tooth gets into a vein, all is lost. Mambas often love garbage dumps in African villages, which makes ordinary garbage disposal a very extreme activity.”

This is one of the 20 most dangerous snakes on the planet. A dose of 15-29 mg is enough to kill an adult, but the black mamba injects 100-400 mg of poison at a time.

If a person is bitten on a limb, a person has a couple of hours; with timely assistance (injection of serum into the blood), there is a 99% chance of recovery; if the bite is in the face, there is only 20-30 minutes.

The photo shows a green mamba

The green mamba is an insidious snake, it is also nicknamed the “green devil”. Its color is very beautiful, from light green to bright green, the length of an adult is about 1.5 m. There are fewer cases of death from green mamba bites than from black mamba bites, but the green mamba attacks very unexpectedly, on its own, without visible reasons, there were cases when she was waiting for people on tree branches while harvesting tea plantations and fell by the collar from above, inflicting a fatal blow. It happened that a person’s death occurred in a couple of minutes, not that they didn’t have time to administer the serum - they didn’t have time to understand what happened.

Death snakes are also a subspecies of adders.

The photo shows a deadly snake

« Deadly snakes (lat. Acanthophis) are a genus of Australian very poisonous snakes, consisting of 3-5 species. They are among the most poisonous snakes on the planet. The name is translated from Greek as “thorny snake.”

The venom of deadly snakes is extremely toxic - enough venom can be obtained from one snake to kill 2,285 mice. When bitten, a deadly snake injects 70-100 mg of venom (LD50 for mice 0.4-0.5 mg/kg). The venom is almost exclusively neurotoxic and is 1.5 times stronger than the venom of the cobra (Naja naja).

Unlike most Australian adder bites, symptoms of poisoning develop slowly, peaking 24-48 hours after the bite. However, before the development of a special serum, half of the recorded cases died from bites of these snakes. The deadly snake Acanthophis antarcticus is the 10th most venomous land snake in the world.”

There is a common misconception that the most poisonous and dangerous snake is the cobra, in particular the king cobra. This is wrong.

"I king cobra has mainly neurotoxic effects. The venom toxin blocks muscle contractions, which causes paralysis of the respiratory muscles, respiratory arrest and death. Its strength and volume (up to 7 ml) are enough to cause the death of a person within 15 minutes after the first full bite. In such cases, the probability of death may exceed 75%.

But, taking into account all the behavioral features of the king cobra, in general, only 10% of bites become fatal to humans. In India, deaths from king cobra bites are rare, despite the fact that up to 50 thousand people die from poisonous snake bites in the country every year.

Pictured is a king cobra

The king cobra is a very patient snake. If a person finds himself on close range with this snake, he should stand (or sit) at the level of its eyes, not make sudden movements, breathe evenly and look at it calmly. After a few minutes, the cobra will consider the person a harmless object and slip away.”

The sand epha, which usually has a body length of only 70-80 cm, is found in the foothills and valleys Central Asia, in all northern Africa to Algeria.

In the photo there is a sand faff

“If an efa bites, then the person is doomed, even if he survives, he will remain crippled forever. In Africa, more people die from its poison than from all others African snakes combined.

Lives in lumpy sands overgrown with saxaul, in clay deserts, thickets of bushes, on river cliffs and in ruins. In favorable conditions, efa can be very numerous. For example, in the valley of the Murghab River, over an area of ​​about 1.5 km, snake catchers produced more than 2 thousand eff in 5 years.”

“The mortality rate for poisoning with epha poisons is about 20%. The use of serum reduces it to 2.5%. According to David Worrell, efa is responsible for greatest number deaths among all the snakes. Death from an ephas bite occurs at a “record” rate late dates: within 3-41 days."

The most poisonous snake living in the sea (according to some sources, the most poisonous in general) is Belchera; a drop of venom from one snake can kill a thousand people (for comparison, the venom of a tiger snake can kill 400 people, a cruel one - 100). True, the Belchera is peaceful and attacks only in extreme cases; death occurs within 1 minute.

Belcher's photo

There is a lot of debate among biologists and specialists about which snake is the most poisonous - some call the Belchera the most potentially poisonous, some say the efu, some say the taipan, a cruel snake.

Result:

“It is definitely difficult to answer which poisonous snake out of all their diversity is the most dangerous to humans. Why? Because not only the toxicity of the poison matters, but also the aggressiveness of the snake, the method of attack, the amount of poison injected during the bite, and the location of the teeth.

Putting all the factors together, scientists have identified the most dangerous snake on the planet - the sand epha for the following reasons:

• it has killed more people than all other poisonous snakes combined;
• every 5th person bitten dies even today, in the age of high medical technologies;
• If a person still survives, then he will have health problems for the rest of his life. Most often, the consequences of a sand ephas bite have a detrimental effect on the kidneys and liver.”

All snakes are cold-blooded, their body temperature is the same as environment, they are unable to maintain body heat. “Cold, sometimes warm, sticky, slippery” - this is how those who had contact with them characterize the reptiles.

But the main thing is that snakes are always predators, and if some of them are not dangerous to people, they are dangerous to rodents.

Some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet - poisonous snakes, for which most people have an irresistible hostility, like spiders or rats. Snakes live on almost all continents, with the exception of Antarctica and a few large, northern islands such as New Zealand and Ireland.

Most species of these reptiles are not poisonous, but there are also special specimens whose poison can easily kill an adult. In many reptiles, the venom is so complex that scientists still cannot create an effective antidote.
In this rating we will tell you about the most poisonous snakes in the world, an encounter with which can result in a painful and very painful death.

1. Malay krait

This outwardly beautiful snake is colored alternately with black and yellow rings and looks quite harmless. But don't deceive yourself, because attractive coloring hiding one of the most scary killers, which has killed more people than all the elephants, leopards and tigers in Asia combined.

The Malaysian krait is the most aggressive venomous snake in the world. And unlike other reptiles, which bite their prey once and immediately try to escape, the little krait attacks several times to be sure that its enemy is poisoned. Most of the dead were people from rural areas, because the krait likes to make nests for itself near human habitation. The snake is “armed” with neurotoxic venom, chemical composition which is similar to the venom of a cobra, only the krait has a much more powerful venom.

After the bite, paralysis occurs, and then the victim dies within a few minutes to 2-3 hours after the attack, depending on the amount of poison injected. An effective antidote has not yet been found against the bites of this snake. Even with modern treatment, more than 50% of bites are fatal.

2. Death Snake (Acanthopis antarcticus)

Despite my scientific name, the Australian death snake has no connection to Antarctica. But it has a very bad reputation, and local residents They call it “snake death with a scythe.”

This short and thick snake from the outside resembles a poisonous sausage. It grows up to 1.7 meters in length, has a dark brown or gray color with colored stripes on the sides. The head is thick and short, triangular in shape.

One of the most poisonous snakes in the world lives in the arid regions of Australia, where it preys on small vertebrates, lizards and frogs. Acanthopis antarcticus – very cunning predator, which hides among the leaves and grass, waiting for its prey. As a rule, the snake hunts at night, and after the breeding season, the female crawls into a hole, where 20 “cute little snakes”, already deadly poisonous, await her.

To kill an adult, only 10 mg of the poison of a deadly snake is enough, but usually the reptile, along with saliva, injects at least 180 mg of poison into the victim in one bite. In less than 6 hours, respiratory paralysis occurs, followed by inevitable death.

3. Coral adder

The coral adder is native to the North American continent and is one of the most poisonous snakes on the planet. In general, there are 48 subspecies of coral snakes and the most terrible of them is the harlequin coral snake. Many scientists believe that these snakes are among the most beautiful on the planet. Their scales are alternately colored bright yellow, red and black.

Coral snakes reach a length of 1.5 m, do not really like sunny color and hide in the shade of tree leaves. These reptiles lead night look life, but are often very active in the evening and at dawn. The female lays 5-7 eggs, from which offspring hatch within 60 days. The venom of these snakes is very strong, but fortunately for humans, snakes have very narrow mouth openings and small teeth, so the snake can rarely inject enough venom to kill its prey.

However, every year in the United States alone, 15-25 asp bites are recorded, of which 5-7 are fatal.

4. Beaked Sea Snake

beaked sea ​​snake lives in sea ​​waters and feeds mainly on fish. Unlike its mythical counterparts - sea serpents, this reptile is small in size and rarely reaches a length of more than 1.2 m.

But this reptile is rightfully considered one of the most terrible killers on the planet, sending several thousand people “to the next world” every year!

The snake's glands constantly contain enough venom to kill 50 people, twice as much as the king cobra or the deadly viper. Contrary to its gloomy and dark reputation, the snake's coloration is vibrant. The snake's skin is decorated with shades of green, yellow and gray mixed with black.

The beaked sea snake is an extremely aggressive reptile., which is usually found in warm waters Quiet and Indian Oceans. It has a pair of very sharp and large fangs that can easily bite through the thick skin of large animals. This snake is responsible for the majority of deaths of divers and ordinary swimmers in the ocean, while 90% of victims who are bitten do not live to see the next day.

5. Tiger snake

The South Australian tiger snake is small in size and rarely reaches a length of more than 2 meters. The snake leads a sedentary lifestyle and hunts small animals, mainly rodents and frogs. The reptile's coloring is very bright, black or dark brown with stripes. yellow color, which is why she was nicknamed tiger.

The tiger snake is recognized as one of the most venomous snakes in the world. large quantity the poison contained in its glands, which would be enough to kill hundreds of people. During a bite, the reptile injects a huge dose of neurotoxin, which in a matter of seconds affects nervous system, and if the victim is not immediately given an antidote, he is doomed to a quick death within a few minutes.

But it is worth recognizing that the tiger snake is not aggressive and will never be the first to attack a person. In all tragic cases, people either set up tents in the habitat of these reptiles; there were cases when snakes attacked children who threw stones and sticks at them and bit careless daredevils who wanted to catch them with their bare hands.

6. Taipan

The taipan is large in size and can grow up to 4 meters. Australia is considered the homeland of this poisonous snake, although taipans are also found in New Guinea and Tasmania. Reptiles are colored light green or dark brown; less commonly, taipans are completely black. They lead a diurnal lifestyle, wildlife They hunt marsupials, mammals, rabbits and rats. Female taipans lay up to 20 eggs.

Coastal taipans are especially dangerous; their neurotoxic venom is so strong that almost immediately after a bite it paralyzes the human nervous system. The average time after an attack on a victim until death is no more than 90 minutes, and if the victim is not given an antidote in time, death will occur in 100% of bite cases.

The taipan is very aggressive and can attack a person himself, even if he did not bother him. Before throwing, he curls up into several rings and makes several false attacks towards the victim. Then a rapid rush occurs, the snake covers a distance of 3-4 meters in one second, practically not giving the slightest chance to escape to the unfortunate one.

7. African black mamba

Black mamba, nicknamed African continent « black death"and "avenging insults" is one of the largest poisonous snakes on the planet. Its length can reach 4.5 meters, and the amount of poison that the snake injects when biting is 400 mg, with lethal dose for humans, only 15 mg.

The mamba is very aggressive and can chase its prey, as it is also considered the fastest snake on the continent. It can reach speeds of up to 20 km/h. The first symptom of poisoning is local pain at the site of the bite, the victim experiences tingling in the mouth and extremities, tunnel vision and double vision, severe confusion, fever, increased salivation (including foaming at the mouth and nose) and severe ataxia (lack of muscle control).

To save a victim from a black mamba bite, it is necessary to administer an antidote immediately after the attack, otherwise the chances of a successful outcome are not great. Death from the bite of this poisonous snake occurs within 2-3 hours.

8. Eastern brown snake

The eastern brown snake is one of the most aggressive snakes found in Australia. It reaches a length of 2 meters and hunts advantage in daytime. The diet of these reptiles is no different from their counterparts: rabbits, marsupials, frogs and birds.

Most brown snakes live in the province of Victoria, where the largest number of victims from their bites are recorded. The brown snake is an extremely vicious, fast and strong snake, so when encountering it, it is better to try to get around it as far as possible.

According to research by international expert Steve Irwin, this snake is responsible for the majority of human deaths in Australia in the wild. The brown snake has enough venom to kill 200 people, and the reptile's venom is considered the second most toxic in the world.

9. Inland Taipan

This subspecies of poisonous snakes was discovered by scientists relatively recently, in 2007 and just like most others poisonous species, lives in Australia. This reptile is also called a ferocious or cruel snake. It feeds mainly on mammals and lives in hot, dry plains, hiding in cracks and small breaks in the ground, making it difficult to spot.

The venom of this snake is very toxic and one bite is enough to kill an adult within a few minutes. But unlike its other taipan brothers, the ferocious snake, despite its name, is not very aggressive and, if threatened, tries to run away or hide.

10. Philippine cobra

Cobras themselves are very venomous creatures, but the Philippine cobra is especially different. Not only is its venom considered one of the most powerful in the world, but this snake is also capable of shooting its venom into the eyes of its offender at a distance of up to three meters!

The toxin affects the respiratory and cardiac functions of the victim and ultimately leads to death from respiratory paralysis. The cobra does not attack humans unless there is a direct threat to its life or the safety of its offspring.

Philippine cobras rarely grow more than 1 meter, only a few specimens reach a length of 1.5 meters, and live mainly on the islands of the Philippine archipelago: Mindoro, Masbate and Luzon.

You don't have to be a herpetophobe to know which snakes are dangerous or completely harmless. But if you meet the most poisonous snake in the world and bite, it will cost a person his life. Let's find out which of them are the most dangerous.

Taipan is the most poisonous snake

The most poisonous snake is the taipan, which lives on the Australian continent. The second name of this snake is Cruel. This name is explained by the fact that the concentration of poison in one snake bite will kill a hundred people. The taipan's venom is 10 times more deadly than the rattlesnake and 50 times more deadly than that of the most dangerous cobra.

The taipan reacts with lightning speed to aggression, biting the enemy several times in a row. Anyone bitten by a taipan experiences paralysis of the respiratory muscles and symptoms of blood incoagulability. After a bite, if an antidote is not administered, the person dies within 4 hours.

Taipans are peace-loving and attack only in case of aggression from a person; however, when they bite, they do not spray the entire dose of poison. These snakes do not settle near human habitation, so they are not common. In the 50s of the twentieth century, an antidote to snake venom was developed. If you go to the hospital in a timely manner in case of a bite, you will only get away with fear.

Taipans from the adder family are presented in three types:

• common (coastal, New Guinea, northwestern Australian);
• McCoy (violent or inland);
• temporalis (inland) is a little-known species, having only been discovered in 2007.

Coastal taipans are large (up to 3.5 m in length) snakes of a uniform brownish or reddish hue. McCoy's species is slightly shorter (1.9 m in length). It is the only snake in Australia that changes color depending on the season (darker in winter). It is assumed that the recently discovered species of taipan - temporalis - is more poisonous than its counterparts. Scientists cannot say for sure, since this species is rare.

Taipans are the most dangerous land snakes. And among marine inhabitants, the champion in deadliness is Belcher's snake. Its poison is 10 times more dangerous: the dose of poison from one bite is enough to kill 1,000 people. But she is peaceful and bites only fishermen who get caught in their nets. However, when bitten, not the entire dose is injected into the wound, so some victims survive.

The most dangerous snakes: list

If we compare the potency of snake venom, the list in descending order looks like this:

• Mulga (brown King). Like most dangerous adders, it lives in Australia. Mulga venom is extremely lethal. Lethal Even an encounter with an immature individual may result. The snake is aggressive and chases the offender, but in half the cases it does not bite. To avoid danger, when you encounter this reptile, freeze and do not move.
• Blue (or Malayan) krait, native to Southeast Asia. It is most dangerous at night when it hunts. The bite is fatal in 50% of cases when an antidote is administered in a timely manner. The agony lasts 6–12 hours.
• Black mamba from Africa. It is considered the fastest on earth among its relatives: it is capable of covering 20 km in an hour. The snake is unusually accurate and can attack up to a dozen times. The poison from one bite can kill more than ten people. If an antidote is not administered, death occurs within half an hour in 100% of cases.
• Tiger snake from Australia. Her attack always ends with a bite, since the reptile does not miss. As a rule, this is a peaceful snake, but when in danger it always acts decisively. The neurotoxin in the venom initially causes severe pain at the site of the bite, and death occurs from suffocation.
• Philippine cobra. Among its relatives, it is the most deadly. Distinctive feature All cobras have a beautiful hood that opens when aggressive. The main danger of this snake is its ability to spit neurotoxic venom at a distance of up to 3 m.
• Viper (lives everywhere). The most dangerous vipers (sand frets) are found in Central Asia and the Middle East. A distinctive feature of the action of viper venom is extensive tissue necrosis and intoxication of the body. The bites are painful. Without treatment, a person dies within a few days from sepsis, a malfunction of the respiratory or cardiac system.
• Australian spinytail. Snakes hunt their fellows. Externally they look like rattlers. Throw speed when attacking - 0.13 s. If an antidote is not administered, the bitten person dies within 6 hours from asphyxia.

• The rattlesnake is common in the North American region. It got its name because of the rattle located at the tip of its tail. These are dead skin scales that, when the tail bends, touch each other and rattle. A snake attacks a person only when driven into a corner.

These poisonous snakes are dangerous to humans. Snake venom, injected during a bite, is a neuro- and hemotoxin. They inhibit respiratory function (resulting in difficulty breathing, paralysis) and cause coagulation (clotting). After a bite, scars remain on the skin.

An encounter with poisonous snakes can result in death, and even if an antidote is administered in time, this does not always save a life. Basically, these creatures are quite peaceful and attack if they sense danger. Vital advice: if you are in snake territory, be careful and attentive so as not to inadvertently provoke the reptile.