Top 10 Most Venomous Snakes

Jagran Josh

03-MAY-2014 16:33

Let us have a look at Top 10 most venomous snakes. The table gives the top 10 species in order, their LD50 & their distribution. The lower this number (LD50 ), the less venom is required to cause death thus making the snake more deadly.

Rank	Snake Species	LD50*	Distribution
1	Inland taipan	0.025	Australia
2	Eastern brown snake	0.053	Australia
3	Coastal taipan	0.099	Australia
4	Tiger snake	0.118	Australia
5	Black tiger snake	0.131	Australia
6	Beaked sea snake	0.164	Australia
7	Black tiger snake (Chappell Island ssp.)	0.194 - 0.338	Australia
8	Death adder	0.4	Australia
9	Gwardar	0.473	Australia
10	Spotted brown snake	0.360 (in bovine serum albumin)	Australia