The most poisonous snake on the planet is the Australian tiger snake, which belongs to the family of aspids. Four hundred people can be killed by the poison contained in one individual.
More accurate studies have recently been conducted on what the most venomous snake on earth is, and scientists have determined that the taipan, previously ranked first in terms of poisonousness, must give way to the crown of an Australian tiger snake. Taipan belongs to the same family as the tiger snake. If a taipan bites a person, then a fatal outcome is inevitable.
There is one story that tells how a taipan received death from his victim. He was kept at a zoo in Australia. White mice were part of the normal diet. This went on for quite a long time, but once rodents attacked their devourer and bit him badly. Shortly after this incident, the taipan died of his injuries, or perhaps of psychological shock.
The sea snake produces poison, which is deadly a hundred times more deadly than Taipan. And in appearance, the sea snake is quite inconspicuous, it can probably be mistaken for an eel, but you should not take a poisonous baby in water for a long time.
For most people, the word “snake” is associated with something unpleasant and slippery, causing negative emotions. In the same way animals react to reptiles, they get scared and become aggressive.
The most venomous snake with one bite guarantees death. It is found in the thickets of Tasmania (in Australia), in New Guinea. The color is dark brown or olive with transverse stripes. Those individuals found in Tasmania are painted black.
The tiger snake is not considered one of the largest, but can have a length of up to two meters. The snake got its name from the similarity of its color with the skin of a tiger: gold rings on a black body, and the belly - yellow.
The most venomous snake, the Australian tiger, has two teeth on the upper jaw on both sides. Grooves are located on them. Most snakes that are not dangerous, they are empty. The muscle is located around the poisonous gland. When bitten, the muscle presses on the gland and squeezes the poison on the teeth. The poison passes through the grooves and reaches the body of the victim.
The strongest poison among all the poisonous snakes is precisely the tiger. If the most poisonous snake bites a small animal, then it will die in a few seconds. The worst thing is that this snake can be found throughout Australia and the islands of the southern coast. Tiger snakes are very prolific, hence their large population. One female has more than sixty babies.
The snakes that inhabit the western part of the mainland have a small head and a small jaw. They feed mainly on frogs, mice, birds and their eggs. But the closer to the northern part, the more often the dimensions of snakes increase. This is due to the hunt for larger prey.
If the most poisonous snake gets in the way, then this does not bode well. However, the natives say that the tiger snake itself is afraid of people and avoids meeting with them. And attacks only for self-defense.
The journalist of the famous publication Around the World Alexei Astafyev once met a tiger snake on Tasmanian paths. He recalls this meeting as the worst event in his life. The journalist wanted to scare away a large spider with a stick, for which he took a tiger snake, because it calmly lay in its shadow, hiding from the sun. Fortunately, he recognized the snake in time and drew his hand. But another moment, and it is not known how this unpleasant meeting would end, but almost certainly tragically.
The difficulty is that the snake most of the day does not move at all, lying in one place. Therefore, it is easy to confuse it with a stick or branch or not to notice at all. But if the meeting took place, then you should try not to disturb the poisonous creature and distance yourself from it to the maximum distance.