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Just thought up this poll after seeing this vid....
Snake most likely to put you in a coffin?
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Most likely or with the most toxic venom? Coral snakes are elapids, related to cobras, and have neurotoxic venom. They don't have the "hypodermic" fangs but instead have grooves in their rear teeth that venom runs down. Also have small mouths, and are much less common. We are awash in copperheads here; not recommended but my daughters are so used to them that they just stomp on them anymore (they are into horses, and always wearing boots). A copperhead bite may make you very ill, but is much less likely to kill you than a rattler. And it also greatly depends upon the type of rattler...the mojave is the worst of all worlds, if I recall correctly...its venom has both neurotoxic and hemotoxic properties. Rattlers also have a big strike zone. Another thing...the prevalence of wild pigs, which find snakes to be a tasty snack, has begun to select for the snakes that rattle little or not at all...so rattlers could be getting more dangerous because of that.
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Huh? You don't have to be a Diver to encounter a Coral snake. They like to stay hidden under leaf litter. They are in the same family as a Cobra and are the MOST Venomous snake in the US. Just because their fangs are in the rear is a moot point. A Coral snakes fangs are grooved instead of hollow. Instead of the venom ONLY going through the fangs it can literally flood the Coral snakes mouth. Punctures from the other teeth will allow the venom in the wounds. It is a HIGHLY Toxic Neurovenom. It will stop the involuntary muscles (I.E. the heart and lungs)
Of all the poisonous snakes Native to the US it is one of the least likely to bite, but also the most likely to kill.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/eastern-coral-snake/
One myth that even this National Geographic site perpetuates is this....
"They must literally chew on their victim to inject their venom fully, so most bites to humans don't result in death. " Sheer nonsense. If it BREAKS the skin, and is injecting venom, that's all it takes. No one has died since 1967 from a Coral snake, But IF Bitten, It is the most likely to kill you. Most people miss the part I've placed in bold, when quoting this.
I've worked with Rattlers, Cottonmouths, Copperheads and Coral Snakes. I stood MORE of a chance of being bitten by the others, but IF bitten the Coral was the MOST likely to cause death. BTW I've never been bitten. :thumb:
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For certain. ALL of those are more deadly than the snakes listed. IIRC the Taipan is also sometimes called the "Two Step".
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I think it is the brown snake for us nationaly. But we do have taipans in our area. I tend to avoid all of them TBH
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After watching the video, I doubt that was a cottonmouth. For it's length it was too thin. Pit vipers tend to be thicker bodied and when threatened try to look even fatter by broadening their body. Without actually seeing this snake better, I would guess it was actually a Gray or black rat snake.
Taipans will chase you - most snakes are just lumps to be avoided.
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there is that.
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Jellyfish (box & iurkundji), salties, funnelwebs & mouse, red belly blacks, blue ring octo's, jaws, brown's, tigers, taipans, adders, stonefish, redbacks, I'm so glad I moved away from them, seems like the creatures here are toys, lol. I encountered all those animals back home & never had a problem, on avg I'd see/remove a couple snakes a month from around the yard. Spent several years in the military sleeping on the ground out bush & never encountered anything either. Tell a lie, I did have a King Brown chase me once, it died of lead poisoning though.
Haven't had the chance to play with any of the wildlife here, not sure if I want to either!
Haven't had the chance to play with any of the wildlife here, not sure if I want to either!
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According to the experts, the Black Mamba is the world's most deadly snake. It's one bad mo fo!
Steve Irwin once said that Australia has 9 of the 10 most deadly snakes in the world!
Steve Irwin once said that Australia has 9 of the 10 most deadly snakes in the world!
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Yes, and the same family as Cobras and Coral snakes. It is more aggressive than a Cobra too.
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Black Mamba is only about #5 or so on the list. Inland taipan or fierce snake is #1 deadliest land snake. I think it's the Belcher sea snake that has the deadliest venom. Yea, when God was done with making everything else, he was like, now where do i put all the deadliest creatures, oh yea, Australia, no-one will live there! In all the years Steve worked with snakes, not once did he get bitten by a venomous snake.
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There are a couple of different "Deadliest lists" out there. The Black Mamba because of it's aggressiveness, speed, and toxicity is probably the number one, when all things are considered. It all depends on what experts are talking.
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More water moccasins (aka cottonmouth) in my neck of the woods than anything else.
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Agree, yea I was thinking that. There are several factors and each group come up with their own list, as you say with toxicity, speed, number of bites etc. Australia has about 500-600 hospital admissions from snake bites every year with avg 2-4 deaths. Majority can be prevented, not sure alcohol & stupidity can be stopped which is behind quite a few bites. Majority of our snakes will turn and run quicker than you can chase them, they just see this giant of a creature & they're scared just like you are. Prevention is better than cure. Sometimes its not just the snakes you have to be wary of..........
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unfortunately, your choices are misleading! There are a LOT of different species (32 known) of rattlesnake, some very deadly, some not so much.
While coral snakes have a very deadly neurotoxic venom that is nearly impossible to find antivenom for at the moment, it is very unaggressive. If you aren't picking it up, you are unlikely to get bit by one.
Mojave rattlesnake, western diamondbacks, eastern diamondbacks and southern pacific rattlesnakes are all extremely dangerous and common enough that encounters are frequent. Any of these species can deliver a lethal bite easily.
Water moccasins rarely cause death, but frequently cause massive tissue loss and sometimes amputations are necessary.
Copperheads very rarely cause death, but fingers are often lost due to tissue damage.
While coral snakes have a very deadly neurotoxic venom that is nearly impossible to find antivenom for at the moment, it is very unaggressive. If you aren't picking it up, you are unlikely to get bit by one.
Mojave rattlesnake, western diamondbacks, eastern diamondbacks and southern pacific rattlesnakes are all extremely dangerous and common enough that encounters are frequent. Any of these species can deliver a lethal bite easily.
Water moccasins rarely cause death, but frequently cause massive tissue loss and sometimes amputations are necessary.
Copperheads very rarely cause death, but fingers are often lost due to tissue damage.
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