Top 5 Most Venomous Snakes In The World

Did you know that there are more than 3,000 types of snakes on the planet? Of those, about 600 are venomous. An even smaller number of venomous snakes are so venomous that you may not even believe it. However, what might some of the most venomous snakes in the world be, and what makes them so dangerous? Is it the amount of venom, the potency of the venom- or both!? So let's look at Top 5 Most Venomous Snakes in the world. but Before that please subscribe to this channel for more amazing content like this.

First you should know what is LD50, It is the amount of a material which causes the death of 50% of a group of test animals. Smaller the value more is the toxicity.
5. Eastern Brown Snake:
Considered the second-most venomous terrestrial snake due to its venom potency, the eastern brown snake has a bite to be feared. Located in Australia, this snake is responsible for the most snakebite deaths in its region. This is due to the fact that as little as 3 mg of its venom kills the average human, but it also has to do with where this snake is located. It prefers to hunt in populated areas, which means it runs into people more often than it should!

4. Dubois’s Sea Snake:
Living amongst coral reef flats in the Coral Sea, the Arafura Sea, the Timor Sea, and the Indian Ocean, the Dubois’ sea snake is an extremely venomous snake. It has an extremely potent bite, though there aren’t very many records of this snake killing anyone. However, with an LD50 amount of 0.04mg, you can guess that this sea snake could kill a passing scuba diver with a single bite if provoked! Despite its potent venom and being the most venomous sea snake in the world, there are very few Dubois’ sea snakebite deaths given just how large our oceans are!
3. Forest Cobra:
The king cobra has a cousin that is more than capable of taking down a human in a single bite. In fact, the forest cobra has a potent enough bite and a high enough venom yield to take down 65 fully grown people in a single bite! This is both because of its LD50 score, a low 0.22, as well as the high amount of venom it is capable of injecting. Averaging 570mg per bite and reaching as high as 1100mg, the forest cobra rivals a great number of venomous snakes in terms of its potency.

4. Coastal Taipan:
While the name might suggest that this snake only lives near the ocean, the coastal taipan exists throughout Australia. Also known as the common taipan, this highly venomous snake can kill as many as 56 people using a single bite! Considering the extremely low LD50 number of this snake as well as the relatively small amount of venom it injects compared to other venomous snakes, the coastal taipan is definitely a snake to avoid.

5. Inland Taipan:
Arguably the most venomous snake in the world, the inland taipan has the lowest LD50 rating out of all of the snakes found here: a whopping 0.01mg. In fact, the inland taipan bites with only 44-110mg of venom per bite, and this is still enough to kill 289 humans! Not only does it envenomate more than 80% of the time, it also has the capability of biting repeatedly.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - What is LD50
0:43 - Eastern Brown Snake
1:35 - Dubois’s Sea Snake
2:09 - Forest Cobra
3:10 - Coastal Taipan
4:00 - Inland Taipan