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- African poisonous snakes
- European poisonous snakes
- Asian poisonous snakes
- South American venomous snakes
- North American poisonous snakes
- Australian poisonous snakes
There are several snakes distributed all over the world with the exception of both the poles and Ireland. They can roughly be differentiated into two main groups: those that are venomous and venomous and those that are not.
In this article by PeritoAnimal we present you the most representative snakes among the venomous ones around the world. Remember that many pharmaceutical companies capture or raise venomous snakes to get effective antidotes. These catches save thousands of lives every year around the world.
Keep reading to find out the most venomous snakes in the world as well as the names and images so that you can get to know them well.
African poisonous snakes
Let's start our ranking of the most venomous snakes in the world with the black mamba or black mamba and green mamba, two very dangerous and venomous snakes:
The black mamba is the snake most poisonous on the continent. A characteristic of this dangerous snake is that it can travel at an incredible speed of 20 km/hour. It measures more than 2.5 meters, even reaching 4. It is distributed by:
- Sudan
- Ethiopia
- Congo
- Tanzania
- Namibia
- Mozambique
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
- Botswana
Its name is due to the fact that the inside of your mouth is totally black. From the outside of the body it can sport several uniform colors. Depending on whether the place where you live is desert, savanna, or jungle, its color will vary from an olive green to gray. There are places where the black mamba is known as "seven steps", since according to the legend it is said that you can only take seven steps until you fall struck down by the bite of the black mamba.
The green mamba is smaller, although its venom is also neurotoxic. It has a beautiful bright green color and white design. It is distributed more south than the black mamba. It has an average of 1.70 meters, although there may be specimens with more than 3 meters.
European poisonous snakes
THE horned rattlesnake lives in Europe, specifically in the Balkan region and a little further south. It is considered the most venomous european snake. It has large incisors measuring over 12 mm and on the head it has a pair of horn-like appendages. Its color is a light brown. Its favorite habitat are rocky caves.
In Spain there are vipers and poisonous snakes, but there is no disease associated with an attacked human, their bites are just very painful wounds without causing fatal consequences.
Asian poisonous snakes
THE King snake it is the largest and most iconic venomous snake in the world. It can measure more than 5 meters and is distributed throughout India, southern China, and all of Southeast Asia. It has a powerful and complex neurotoxic and cardiotoxic poison.
It is immediately distinguished from any other snake by the peculiar shape of your head. It is also different in its defensive/attacking posture, with a significant part of its body and head held high.
THE russel's viper it is probably the snake that produces the most accidents and deaths in the world. It's very aggressive, and although it measures just 1.5 meters, it's thick, strong and fast.
Russell, unlike most snakes who prefer to flee, is tenacious and quiet in her place, attacking at the slightest threat. They inhabit the same places as the king snake, in addition to the islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the multitude of islands in that region of the Indian Ocean. It has a light brown color with darker oval spots.
THE Krait, also known as Bungarus, inhabits Pakistan, Southeast Asia, Borneo, Java and neighboring islands. its paralyzing poison is 16 times more powerful than the snake.
as a general rule, they can be seen as yellow with black stripes, although in some occasions they may have blue, black or brown tones.
South American venomous snakes
the snake Jararaccu it is considered the most poisonous on the South American continent and measures 1.5 meters. It has a brown hue with a pattern of lighter and darker shades. This hue helps to camouflage itself among the wet jungle floor. It lives in tropical and subtropical climates. Your poison is very powerful.
It lives near rivers and tributaries, so it feeds on frogs and rodents. She is a great swimmer. This snake can be found in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia.
North American poisonous snakes
THE red diamond rattlesnake it is the largest snake in North America. It measures over 2 meters and is also very heavy. Due to its color, it can be perfectly camouflaged in the soil and stones of the wildest and semi-desert places where it lives. Its name "rattlesnake" comes from a kind of cartilaginous rattle that this snake has at the tip of its body.
It is customary to perform a unmistakable noise with this organ when he feels restless, with which the intruder knows he is exposed to this snake.
THE Bothrops asper lives in southern Mexico. It is the most venomous snake in America. It has a nice green color and big incisors. Your potent poison is neurotoxic.
Australian poisonous snakes
THE death viper also known as Acanthophis antarcticus is a snake of high danger, since unlike other snakes it does not hesitate to attack, it is very aggressive. Death happens in less than an hour thanks to its extremely potent neurotoxins.
We find in the western brown snake or Pseudonaja textilis the snake that reaps the most lives in Australia. This is because this snake has the second deadliest poison in the world and his movements are very fast and aggressive.
We ended up with one last Australian snake, the coastal taipan or Oxyuranus scutellatus. It stands out for being the snake with the biggest prey on the planet, measuring about 13 mm in length.
Its highly potent venom is the third most toxic in the world and death after a bite can happen in less than 30 minutes.
