Many people sympathize with snakes and even, quite often, keep them as pets. Meanwhile, snakes are some of the most terrible and dangerous living creatures on the planet, and it's not surprising. Many species of these reptiles get themselves food by biting their prey and injecting poison, which is produced by special glands. This is the main danger of snakes. The bite of any of the reptiles represented in the rating of the most poisonous snakes of the planet , can lead to death. However, snakes very rarely attack a person first, more often, this happens if they are provoked or disturbed. It should be extremely careful, being in the habitats of these species of snakes, tk.the bite of any of the representatives of the most poisonous snakes in the world of , the worst thing that can happen to anyone, especially when there is no fast and high-quality medical care. We present to your attention the rating - Top 10 most venomous snakes of the planet, based on the facts confirmed documented.
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Rattlesnake
The only snake in the rating, whose homeland is North America. It can be easily recognized by thickening in the tail part, which resembles a rattle. This snake can strike at a distance of 2/3 of the length of its body. More dangerous is the view from the eastern part of the continent. Individuals who have not reached puberty are more dangerous than adults, due to their inability to regulate the amount of toxin administered. Most of the varieties of rattlesnakes have gemotoxic venom, which damages tissues, destroys organs and causes non-folding of blood( coagulopathy).In some cases, after a snake bite, scars remain on the body, even with timely treatment. Common symptoms: shortness of breath, excessive salivation, extensive hemorrhage, paralysis. Untreated bites of rattlesnakes, especially large species, almost always leave serious injuries and can lead to death. Medical assistance on time reduces the likelihood of death by up to 4%
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Thorntail Australian
Habitat of Thorntail, one of the most poisonous snakes on the planet , Australia and New Guinea. These reptiles hunt their relatives, other snakes, attacking them, as a rule, from an ambush. The Australian thorn has an external resemblance to a rattlesnake: the same triangular head shape and short squat body. When bitten, the snake, often, injects 40 to 100 mg of poison. Since, according to its properties, the poison of the thistle tail refers to neurotoxins, it is considered the most dangerous because it causes paralysis of the respiratory organs, as a result of which death can occur within 6 hours. The antidote used when biting the thorn is effective enough, reducing general symptoms and easing the condition of the victim. Before the invention of the antidote, the death rate from the bite of the Australian thistle was 50%.An interesting fact is that the snake's throw speed during the attack is 0.13 seconds.
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Viper
Viper is found in many parts of the world, but perhaps the most poisonous species, the sandy efa, lives mainly in the Middle East and Central Asia, in particular: India and China. These snakes hunt at night and become especially active after the rain. Symptoms of getting a viper venom into the blood: swelling of the affected area, pain in the bite area, often bleeding occurs, lowering of blood pressure and slowing of the heartbeat, in severe cases, blisters may appear and extensive necrosis of tissues and muscles develop. Nausea, vomiting and facial swelling occur, approximately, in 30% of cases. Aching pain, not only in the affected area, can last from 2 to 4 weeks. Within 1 to 14 days, death can come from sepsis, cardiac or respiratory failure.
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Philippine Cobra
Most varieties of cobras did not fall into the top 10 ranking of the most poisonous snakes in the world. The Philippine Cobra has become an exception, as it is one of the most deadly dangerous varieties of cobras. It is noteworthy that this reptile is capable of "spitting" at a distance of up to 3 m. Just like the Australian thistle, the cobra has a neurotoxic poison that causes paralysis of the respiratory and cardiac system, causing death within 30 minutes of the bite. Damage to the skin with a bite is minimal. Common symptoms include: nausea, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain, convulsions, diarrhea.
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Tiger Snake
Habitat Australia. The venom of the tiger snake is also a neurotoxin. After it hits the blood, it causes localized pain in the place of the bite, tingling, numbness, sweating, after a while, there comes a gasp and death. Most often this snake, when meeting a man, tries to hide as quickly as possible, but it can become dangerous and attack, if it was taken by surprise, or cornered. Attack of the tiger snake makes lightning fast and without a miss.
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Black Mamba
Black mamba, found in many parts of the African continent, was not accidentally found in the top five ranking of the top 10 the most dangerous snakes of the planet .It is known that these reptiles are very aggressive and strike with incredible accuracy. An interesting fact, the black mamba, to all else - this is the fastest snake in the world. It can reach speeds of up to 20 km / h. The venom of these snakes is a fast-acting neurotoxin. Black mamba can bite up to 12 times in a row, and one bite is enough to kill 10 to 25 adults. Symptomatic bite of the black mamba: a sharp pain in the place of the bite, less perceptible than from the bite of snakes with a gemotoxic( rattlesnake) poison. Then, the victim experiences tingling in the mouth and limbs, double vision, confused consciousness, trembling, possible foam from the mouth and nose and strong convulsions. In the absence of medical care, the symptoms progress rapidly: pallor, severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, stopping breathing, coma and death soon come. In the absence of an antidote, the percentage of mortality from the poison of black mamba, almost 100%, is one of the highest among the most venomous snakes of the planet. Depending on the nature of the bite, death can occur in a time of 15 to 30 minutes.
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Taipan
Inhabits Taipan in Australia. It is possible to compare it with the black mamb for morphology and behavior. Upon ingestion, the venom of this snake promotes the appearance of thrombi, thereby blocking the arteries and veins. He is so powerful that he can kill up to 12,000 guinea pigs. In addition, the poison possesses the properties of a neurotoxin. Before the antidote appeared, there was not a single survivor of the taipan bite. Even with proper medical care and timely admission of the antivenom, the victim is provided with a stay in the intensive care unit.
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Malay blue kayt
Malay or blue krayt is by far the most deadly of this species. It occurs throughout Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Half of malay karate bites end in death, even with timely medical attention and the antidote introduced. This snake hunts and kills other snakes, including kratites. Become more aggressive in the dark.lead a nocturnal lifestyle. However, in most cases, when meeting a person, they try to hide. Venom of the snake, 16 times stronger than the cobra. When a bite appears convulsions, and fairly quickly develops paralysis. Before the appearance of the antidote, 85% of the cases of the bite by the blue karate were fatal. Death can occur between 6 and 12 hours.
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Brown King or Mulga
The habitat of this reptile, as well as some other most venomous snakes of the planet - Australia. The Eastern version of the Brown King is considered the most dangerous.1/1400 ounces of venom of this snake is enough to kill a person. Poison, even immature individuals is capable of killing a person. This snake is not an easy character, and it can very quickly become aggressive. There are cases when the Brown Snake pursued the aggressors long enough, repeatedly biting them. Despite the mortal danger, in half of the attacks, the Brown Snake does not inject poison into the body of the victim and generally tries not to bite, if possible. As these snakes react to movements, when meeting them, it is better to stand still and stand motionless.
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Taipan or Ferocious Snake
Taipan or Cruel Snake is the most poisonous snake on the planet. Its poison is the most toxic of all living on land snakes in the world. The poison released by this snake is enough to kill 100 people or 250,000 mice. The toxicity of its poison is 10 times higher than that of the rattlesnake and 50 times more than that of the cobra. Luckily, taipan is not aggressive, and besides, it is quite rare to find a man in the wild. Deaths from the encounter with this snake have not yet been recorded, but potentially, an adult's death from a taipan bite can occur within 45 minutes.
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Belcher whale
Occurring in the waters of Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, the Belcher sea snake is the most poisonous sea serpent in the world. It has such a strong poison that literally several milligrams of it is enough to kill 1000 adults. This is a very dangerous snake, but despite this, less than a quarter of its bites contain poison, besides, it is peaceful enough. Most often suffer from its bite fishermen, who during fishing, have to get out of the water network.