What are the five most venomous snakes in the world?

Question

What are the five most venomous snakes in the world?

Answer 1

i know the Black Mamba is one of them

and the Coral snake i think

Answer 2

After some research I have learned a lot myself on this subject !

Firstly, do not confuse most venomous with most deadly. Many of the more venomous snakes are less deadly because they simply bite humans less. So the most venomous can still be classed in two ways - most potent venom and most venom produced. The following paragraph is an exerpt from a website commenting on this very subject.

"The reason there is so much dispute over the most venomous snakes in the world is because people judge them by different criteria, and this inevitably leads to arguments.

For example, some people build their lists of the most venomous snakes by using the LD50 test. LD50 stands for lethal dose 50 percent. In the case of snake venom LD50 is a scale used to measure the potency of a snake's venom. It refers to the amount of venom that, when given all at once, kills 50 percent of the animals tested.

Other people create lists of the most venomous snakes in the world by considering the venom yield, meaning the amount of venom the snake can produce with a given bite.

Therefore you can probably find dozens of lists that claim to contain the most venomous snakes in the world, and many of these lists will conflict with each other."

However here is a link to a site listing snakes with BOTH the most potent venom AND the most by yield. http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biodiver...

Answer 3

1) King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

2) Desert Death Adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus)

3) Arizona Coral Snake, Micruroides euryxanthus

4) Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus)

5) Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)

Answer 4

Rattlesnake, Copperhead, Egyptian Cobra, Cottonmouth, Coral Snake