Name↕ | Region↕ | Venom Type↕ | Length (cm)↕ | Untreated Fatality Rate↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inland Taipan | Central Australia | Neurotoxic + Hemotoxic | 180 | ~80% |
Eastern Brown Snake | Australia | Neurotoxic + Coagulant | 200 | ~20% |
King Cobra | Southeast Asia and India | Neurotoxic | 400 | ~50-60% |
Black Mamba | Sub-Saharan Africa | Neurotoxic | 350 | ~100% untreated |
Saw-Scaled Viper | Middle East and South Asia | Hemotoxic + Cytotoxic | 60 | ~20% |
Philippine Cobra | Philippines | Neurotoxic | 150 | ~30% |
Tiger Snake | Southern Australia | Neurotoxic + Coagulant | 150 | ~40-60% |
Russell's Viper | South and Southeast Asia | Hemotoxic | 170 | ~30% |
Coastal Taipan | Northern Australia and New Guinea | Neurotoxic | 250 | ~80% |
Fer-de-Lance | Central and South America | Hemotoxic + Cytotoxic | 200 | ~7% |
Boomslang | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hemotoxic | 160 | ~25% untreated |
Death Adder | Australia and New Guinea | Neurotoxic | 70 | ~50% |
Belcher's Sea Snake | Indian Ocean and Western Pacific | Neurotoxic + Myotoxic | 100 | ~25% (bites rare) |
Mojave Rattlesnake | Southwestern United States and Mexico | Neurotoxic + Hemotoxic | 120 | ~5% |
Gaboon Viper | Central and West Africa | Hemotoxic + Cytotoxic | 180 | ~15% |
Indian Krait | Indian subcontinent | Neurotoxic | 120 | ~70-80% untreated |
Puff Adder | Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East | Cytotoxic | 130 | ~15% |
Bushmaster | Central and South America | Hemotoxic | 300 | ~12% |
Spectacled Cobra | South Asia | Neurotoxic + Cytotoxic | 180 | ~20-30% |
Copperhead | Eastern United States | Hemotoxic | 90 | <1% |
Coral Snake (Eastern) | Southeastern United States | Neurotoxic | 80 | ~10% untreated |
Terciopelo | Central America | Hemotoxic | 190 | ~7% |
Green Mamba | East Africa | Neurotoxic | 200 | ~15% |
Spitting Cobra (Mozambique) | Southern Africa | Cytotoxic + Neurotoxic | 150 | ~5% |
Rattlesnake (Western Diamondback) | Southwestern US and Mexico | Hemotoxic | 170 | ~10-20% untreated |
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