What is the largest poisonous snake?

The king cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world. Whether slithering on land, climbing trees, or swimming, it's an effective predator. When threatened or on attack, the king cobra rears its head and creates a hood by spreading its neck ribs. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and inject venom into prey.
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What are the 10 most poisonous snakes in the world?

10 of the World's Deadliest Snakes
  • Saw-Scaled Viper (genus: Echis, several species) ...
  • Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) ...
  • Gabon Viper (Bitis gabonica) ...
  • Eastern Diamondback (Crotalus adamanteus) ...
  • Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) ...
  • Cottonmouth Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus) ...
  • Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis)
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What is the largest venomous snake 3x bigger than king cobra?

The largest venomous viper is the Laophis crotaloides which was first discovered in 1857.
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Who is more powerful cobra or anaconda?

An anaconda would win a fight against a king cobra. This outcome assumes that both of these creatures met in an open area that doesn't allow an ambush to happen.
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What is the largest venomous snake in North America?

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest of its species in the world and the most venomous snake in North America. It has a distinct coloration pattern consisting of dark diamond-shaped dorsal blotches defined by a border of yellowish scales.
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THE MOST VENOMOUS SNAKES In The World



What snake kills the most humans every year?

The killer of the most people

The saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) may be the deadliest of all snakes, since scientists believe it to be responsible for more human deaths than all other snake species combined.
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What snake kills humans the fastest?

The black mamba, for example, injects up to 12 times the lethal dose for humans in each bite and may bite as many as 12 times in a single attack. This mamba has the fastest-acting venom of any snake, but humans are much larger than its usual prey so it still takes 20 minutes for you to die.
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What is the most feared snake?

The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is considered the most venomous snake in the world with a murine LD 50 value of 0.025 mg/kg SC.
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What is the fastest attacking snake?

The Fastest Snakes In The World
  • Sidewinder. 29 km /18 m per hour. ...
  • Black Mamba. 19 km /12 m per hour. ...
  • Southern Black Racer. 16 km /10 m per hour. ...
  • Cottonmouth Viper. 2.98 meters per second squared. ...
  • Diamondback Rattlesnake. 2.95 meters per second squared. ...
  • Texas Rat Snake. 2.67 meters per second squared.
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What snakes squeeze you to death?

The fearsome boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) lives up to its name. Whenever it's hungry, the 4-meter-long snake wraps itself around rodents, birds, or even pigs, literally squeezing the life out of them.
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What state has the least snakes?

Alaska is the only state with a zero snake population.
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What US state has the most snakes?

-Texas: There are over one hundred different species of snakes in Texas, making it the state with the most snakes in the US. -Florida: Florida is home to around eighty different species of snakes, making it the second most snake-populated state in the US.
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What snake bite kills you in minutes?

Eastern tiger snake

Its potent venom can cause poisoning in humans in just 15 minutes after a bite and is responsible for at least one death a year on average, the University of Adelaide reported.
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What snake can beat a king cobra?

It is no doubt that king cobras do occasionally consume large prey such as monitor lizards or even pythons. One cannot but wonder how the snake is able to make dynamic decisions and evaluate the risks and gains of pursuing prey such as a rock python, which can potentially kill the cobra by constricting it.
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What state has most snake bites?

States having the highest bite rates per million population per year are North Carolina, 157.8; West Virginia, 105.3; Arkansas, 92.9; Oklahoma, 61; Virginia, 48.7; and Texas, 44.2.
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Which animal kills snakes easily?

Mongooses are noted for their audacious attacks on highly venomous snakes, such as king cobras. The mongoose has a unique defense against most poisonous snakes. According to some, these predators have unique acetylcholine receptors that render them immune to a variety of venoms.
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What is the largest rattlesnake on record?

Description: The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest of the 32 species of rattlesnake currently recognized. They are large, heavy-bodied snakes with large, broad heads with two light lines on the face. Adults are usually 33-72 in (84-183 cm) long, but the largest individual on record was 96 in (244 cm).
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What snake has no antivenom?

African bush vipers are small reptiles known for their dorsal scales that give them a dragon-like appearance. There is no antivenom for the African bush viper, and bites can cause fevers or internal bleeding, which can be fatal.
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What's the most venomous creature on Earth?

The Box Jellyfish is the most venomous animal in the world. Death can occur minutes after being stung. There are 51 species of box jellyfish, and four — Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi, Malo kingi, and Chironex yamaguchii — are highly venomous!
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Can you survive a black mamba bite?

Twenty minutes after being bitten you may be lose the ability to talk. After one hour you're probably comatose, and by six hours, without an antidote, you are dead. A person will experience "pain, paralysis and then death within six hours," says Damaris Rotich, the curator for the snake park in Nairobi.
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What two states have no snakes?

That makes Alaska one of two states to be snake-free, the other being Hawaii. As an island, Hawaii is more representative of why most countries without snakes have gotten so lucky: They're geographically isolated. Not all islands are devoid of snakes, of course.
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What 3 states have no venomous snakes?

At least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island, and Alaska.
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Which is worse copperhead or rattlesnake?

Copperheads bite more people than any other U.S. snake species, according to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension at North Carolina State University. But their venom is mild and rarely fatal. Generally, rattlesnakes are considered the most venomous and the most likely to cause death, said Schulte.
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Why can't Hawaii have snakes?

Snakes are illegal in Hawaii. They have no natural predators here and pose a serious threat to Hawaii's environment because they compete with native animal populations for food and habitat. Many species also prey on birds and their eggs, increasing the threat to endangered native birds.
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What city has the most snakes?

Ilha da Queimada Grande in Brazil has been called one of the world's deadliest islands because it has the highest concentration of venomous snakes anywhere in the world.
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