The 50 Most Venomous Snakes in the World

Ranked by venom potency — the lower the number, the deadlier the bite. This video compares venomous snakes from every continent and the open ocean by their venom's lethal dose (LD50, mg/kg, tested the same way for a fair comparison). The twist: the most venomous snake is not the one that kills the most people — the shy inland taipan tops the list, while snakes like the saw-scaled viper and Russell's viper cause far more deaths. • Most venomous of all: the inland taipan, 0.025 mg/kg • Most venomous sea snake: Dubois's sea snake • Deadliest to humans in real life: saw-scaled viper and Russell's viper, despite ranking lower • Longest venomous snake: the king cobra ⏱ Chapters: 0:00 Bushmaster — 36.9 mg/kg 0:06 Western Diamondback — 18.5 mg/kg 0:12 Eastern Diamondback — 14.6 mg/kg 0:19 White-lipped Pit Viper — 12.75 mg/kg 0:25 Gaboon Viper — 12.5 mg/kg 0:32 Nose-horned Viper — 6.59 mg/kg 0:38 European Adder — 6.45 mg/kg 0:44 Timber Rattlesnake — 3.1 mg/kg 0:51 Eastern Green Mamba — 3.05 mg/kg 0:57 Rinkhals — 2.65 mg/kg 1:04 Red-bellied Black Snake — 2 mg/kg 1:10 Puff Adder — 2.0000 mg/kg 1:16 Mulga Snake — 1.94 mg/kg 1:23 King Cobra — 1.7 mg/kg 1:29 Eastern Coral Snake — 1.3 mg/kg 1:36 Fer-de-lance — 1.244 mg/kg 1:42 Egyptian Cobra — 1.15 mg/kg 1:48 Caspian Cobra — 0.96 mg/kg 1:55 Russell's Viper — 0.75 mg/kg 2:01 Cape Cobra — 0.72 mg/kg 2:08 Boomslang — 0.7200 mg/kg 2:14 Western Green Mamba — 0.7 mg/kg 2:20 Forest Cobra — 0.6 mg/kg 2:27 Common Death Adder — 0.5 mg/kg 2:33 Western Brown Snake — 0.473 mg/kg 2:40 Indian Cobra — 0.45 mg/kg 2:46 Black-necked Spitting Cobra — 0.44 mg/kg 2:52 Desert Black Snake — 0.4 mg/kg 2:59 Monocled Cobra — 0.373 mg/kg 3:05 Common Krait — 0.365 mg/kg 3:12 Black Mamba — 0.32 mg/kg 3:18 Chinese Cobra — 0.29 mg/kg 3:24 Banded Sea Krait — 0.273 mg/kg 3:31 Olive Sea Snake — 0.264 mg/kg 3:37 South American Rattlesnake — 0.262 mg/kg 3:44 Stiletto Snake — 0.25 mg/kg 3:50 Mainland Tiger Snake — 0.214 mg/kg 3:56 Mojave Rattlesnake — 0.189 mg/kg 4:03 Belcher's Sea Snake — 0.155 mg/kg 4:09 Saw-scaled Viper — 0.151 mg/kg 4:16 Black Tiger Snake — 0.131 mg/kg 4:22 Beaked Sea Snake — 0.1125 mg/kg 4:28 Many-banded Krait — 0.108 mg/kg 4:35 Coastal Taipan — 0.106 mg/kg 4:41 Midget Faded Rattlesnake — 0.0825 mg/kg 4:48 Horned Sea Snake — 0.079 mg/kg 4:54 Yellow-bellied Sea Snake — 0.067 mg/kg 5:00 Dubois's Sea Snake — 0.044 mg/kg 5:07 Eastern Brown Snake — 0.0365 mg/kg 5:13 Inland Taipan — 0.025 mg/kg #Snakes #VenomousSnakes #InlandTaipan #Wildlife #Herpetology #DeadliestSnakes #SnakeVenom #Nature