The Top Ten Venomous Snakes

Has anyone ever heard of the show The Most Extreme? Well it was on Animal Planet today and they had a special episode where they counted down the most dangerous snakes in the world. So I thought I would write about the most venomous snakes in the world.

At number ten is the Western Brown snake. Known for it's vicious neurotoxic bite, the fast moving Brown Snake is very dangerous and possibly deadly. Brown Snakes are split up into many different sub-species. These species are spread out all over Australia and have been known to bite people repededly, similar to the king cobra who delivers copious amounts of venom into it's prey or enemy. Growing up to six feet in length these snakes are very dangerous and very cool.Also these snakes can kill a 100,000 mice with one bite easily. Now isn't that cool or what?

Number 9 on this weeks countdown is the Death Adder. Obviously the snakes name has to come from someplace reasonable. Hence the word Death Adder. Found in most parts of Austrailla, this short and stocky snake has one heck of a bite. This elapid has hemotoxic venom which causes paralysis. The Death Adder kills many, many people every year. Since most people get bitten while hiking out in the bush they are miles and miles away from the nearest hospital. Mainly preying on mice and frogs these snakes have more than enough venom to kill a human.


Coming in at number eight in the countdown is the Giant Black Tiger Snake. Now I don't know very much about this species except that it is very venomous along with all the other snakes on the list. This snake lives in most parts of Austraillia along with the Death Adder. The most recognizable thing or most interesting thing about this snake is that it uses the tip of it's tongue to lure in prey such as birds, frogs, and other snakes. With this snake very closely related to the regular Tiger Snake they also have similar venom types. I think that this snake looks a lot like a skink without legs. No just kidding. Or it looks like a snake which ever you prefer. These snakes will also kill you so watch where you step!


The number seven spot goes to the Western Tiger Snake. The Western Tiger Snake is a lot alike the Black Tiger Snake. It lives in most parts of Austraillia and it contains very potent venom. This snake also feeds on the same animals that the Black Tiger does. Birds, frogs, and other snakes. Although the color pattern are different these sub-specied cousins are very much alike.Venom is a hemotoxic mixtures that clots your arteries. I wouldn't want to get bit by this animal! Plus this animal grows up to 6 feet in length. Just think how much venom he would pump into your blood stream. Plus it is number seven on the list! Ask yourself, do I want to get bitten by this snake? Hmmmm? Heck no!


Coming in at number six is the Beaked Sea Snake. The Beaked Sea Snake is a medium sized highly venomous snake. In fact, the Beaked Sea Snake is resposible for more than half the sea snake related injuries or deaths. Known for it's incredible manuevering under water the sea snake can aslo come up on land for some sun. These snakes roam from the Persian Gulf all the way to Austraillia. About 1.2 meters in length which is about three feet in America, are not the biggest of all the sea snakes. What used to be thought of as a beak has now been realized as a curvature of the snakes snout. These snakes diet heavily relys on eels and small fish. Since there mouths are too small to get around the bigger fish eels are a perfect meal for them. Like most Sea Snakes their tail is flattend out to a pattle shape instead of a regular tail. These snakes are very unique and they are very venomous. Let's give it up for the sea snakes!


The next snake on the list is the Riesvie Tiger Snake. Not much is known at all about this new species of Tiger snake. All scientists know is that it gets up to six feet long and it is very dangerous. Like all Tigers this snake feeds on small mammals, birds, frogs, and other snakes.This type of snake obviously doesn't need any conservation. And that is a good thing!

Again the Tiger snake makes the list at number four. Although the Eastern Tiger Snake is a sub-species of the Common Tiger the Eastern Tiger is way smaller. Almost two feet smaller that is! It lives in most parts of Austraillia and it contains very potent venom according to many herpitoligists. This snake also feeds on the same animals that the Black Tiger, the Riesvie Tiger, and the Western Tiger do, Birds, frogs, and other snakes. Although the color pattern varies between all the Tiger species this color variation seems to be relatively common. Brown with stripes of grey or darker brown is the normal and most common pattern.


Number three on the list of venomous snakes is the Taipan. This mammal eating snake is number three for a reason. This snake is very very very dangerous. One bite can kill 250,000 mice equivelent to 100 men. One single bite. Wow! The Taipan lives in most parts of Austraillia where it thrives in the dense underbrush and open plains. The Taipan is very closely relately to the Fierce Snake. So close that many people argued why they were seperate species. Well it is quite simple. The Feirce Snakes venom is much more potent for some unknown reason. The Taipans diet cosists of rodents and bandicoots. This snake is 10 times more potent than the Mojave Rattlesnake. That is pretty potent for a snake. The 9 foot long Taipan is the third most venomous snake in the world. Can you wait to find out?


Number two on the list is the Common Brown Snake. Native to Eastern Austraillia only this very potent snake kills many a people a year. Known for it's venom this snake doesn't grow very big. This snake can grow up to a total of 5 feet and no longer. As the Crocodile Hunter would say " Krikey that's a big one. " Well he was lying, they actually don't get that big. Well that's all I know about the king Brown or the Common Brown whichever you prefer.


And the moment that you've all been waiting for. The nuber one most venomous snake inthe world is the Fierce Snake. As I said earlier this snake is very very closely related to the Taipan and in fact some people call it the Taipan. With a neurotoxi venom this snake can kill more than 300,000 mice. In simple terms, if you get bitten by this snake you are going to die no doubt. There is no chance that you would survive unless you got bit right in the hospital doors. People bring these snakes home from over seas and they usely get realy big so if you have a death wish and you want your death to be very painful then this is the guy to hire. Not your local hittman but your snake. Growing up to six feet in length the Fierce Snake is called the Feirce Snake for a reason. There venom actually has a little twist in which the venom gives you excruciating pain to your whole body. The Feirce Snake is the most venomous snake in the world. You do not want to get bitten by this snake because you won't be able to think what went wrong.