Top 10 Venomous Snakes. - Page 2

hexem · #11 (**permalink**) 21-10-2009, 02:15 PM

exactly, as viperkeeper(on youtube) say's the most venemous snake is the one that just bit you

PDR · #12 (**permalink**) 21-10-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Psychotiic

5. Russel's Viper (Vipera Russellii)
this snake is the biggest killer of humans out of all venomous snakes.

These lists are often way off the mark, for example the Russells Viper is of significant medical importance but it is not the #1 killer, that title goes to Echis Sp (carpet or Saw-Scaled Vipers) which extends from sub- Saharan West Africa, Middle East, India and down into Sri-Lanka.
All too often people confuse medical importance and toxicity. They are two totally separate issues. It becomes even more confusing if you introduce the word “Deadly” as this can mean high toxicity and / or high number of fatalities.
It just goes to show that you should not believe everything you see on the TV

slippery42 · #13 (**permalink**) 21-10-2009, 04:12 PM

Looks like Paul beat me to that one!

I was just about to say "What about Saw Scaled Viper!"

Owzy · #14 (**permalink**) 21-10-2009, 04:15 PM

I think it is agreed, although the intention of posting was good this list is about as useful as Steve Wonder in a beauty pageant.

Psychotiic · #15 (**permalink**) 21-10-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Owzy

I think it is agreed, although the intention of posting was good this list is about as useful as Steve Wonder in a beauty pageant.

lmao, yeh just wonderd what other people thought to :P

scaleylover · #16 (**permalink**) 23-10-2009, 02:38 PM

PDR what is meant by medical importance?
sorry if this is a silly question

I imagine that its quite a hard thing to be specific about

in the list it mentions about how much a snake administers in a bite, but this will differ hugely i imagine, is the such a thing as an average venom dose per bite

i know for me deadly would be to do with the number of deaths in relation to the number of bites but this would be effected by reporting of bites and correct species identification

rogersspider2007 · #17 (**permalink**) 23-10-2009, 04:07 PM

hello

Adam98150 · #18 (**permalink**) 23-10-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by celicachi

where are adders? lmao

What?

pythondave82 · #19 (**permalink**) 23-10-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam98150

What?

Maybe a joke? - I would have thought!

TWGarland · #20 (**permalink**) 23-10-2009, 05:40 PM

I thought the Eastern Tiger Snake was around No.4, not 10. Wheres the coastal Taipan in that list? Or the Death Adder?

I think any Top 10 most venomous list you have to take with a pinch of salt, as most are based on LD50's using mice. Marine snakes venom is designed for fish etc.,

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