WHAT IS THE WORLD'S MOST POISONOUS SNAKE?

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Strictly speaking, snakes are venomous - not poisonous. The guide for this is that if you bite it and you get ill -  it is poisonous. If it bites you and you get ill - it's venomous.

So, what is the worlds most venomous snake?

Well, to answer this question fairly I am going to split the answer into two parts.

1. The most venomous snake on land

The most venomous snake on land is the 'Fierce Snake', otherwise known as the 'Inland Taipan'. The incredible Inland Taipan has the most toxic venom of any land snake in the world. The maximum yield recorded for one bite is 110mg, enough to kill about 100 humans, or 250,000 mice! With an LD/50 of 0.03mg/kg, it is 10 times as venomous as the Mojave Rattlesnake, and 50 times more than the common Cobra. Fortunately, the Inland Taipan snake is not particularly aggressive and is rarely encountered by humans in the wild. No fatalities have ever been recorded, though it could potentially kill an adult human within 45 minutes.

2. The most venomous snake in the water

This carries two titles, the first is that it is the most venomous snake in the water, the second is that it is the most venomous snake in the world. It is called the 'Belcher's Sea Snake' and a few milligrams is strong enough to kill 1000 people! Luckily, less than 1/4 of bites will contain venom, and they are relatively docile.

Fisherman are usually the victims of these bites, as they encounter the species when they pull nets from the ocean. The Belcher's Sea Snake can be found throughout waters off South East Asia and Northern Australia.

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Photo care of http://listverse.com/2011/03/30/top-10-most-venomous-snakes/ and http://www.infobarrel.com/Media/snake_mouth
Based on an article by http://listverse.com/2010/10/06/10-unusual-and-amazing-snakes/