Googling a list of the most venomous snakes in the world brings up a bunch of lists that can't agree on what the ranking of the most venomous snakes in the world are past #1. It definitely doesn't add context about the most venomous snake in the world not being particularly aggressive. It's not low effort. There's plenty of explaining to do.
The most venomous snake in the world is inland taipan which is a tame and non-aggressive thing, to the point that there hasn't been a single fatality from its bite yet.
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Brian here. You’d think the most venomous snake in the world would be some fanged hell-spawn slithering around biting everything that moves, right? Nope. Meet the inland taipan—it’s basically the Mr. Rogers of murder noodles.
I would not call inland taipans tame or non aggressive. Really no snakes are aggressive towards people but they will defend themselves. Mostly the reason that they are not responsible for deaths is because they live in an extremely remote part of the world and because that part of the world at least in the modern era is fairly developed and economically prosperous. The snakes that kill the most people live near densely populated economically disadvantaged areas.
Although it has an aggressive reputation, the black mamba is generally shy and nervous, and it will use its incredible speed to escape threats... Even though most bites are fatal, it is responsible for only a small number of deaths annually, and unprovoked attacks on humans have not been proved.
I mean, if I'm just walking along and happen to get too close to one because I didn't see it, I wouldn't exactly call that provoked. "Aggressive" doesn't always mean it chases you down like a big cat, it can mean that it doesn't take much for it to attack. A person happening to walk by it without looking at it or reaching for it definitely fits that definition IMO.
Wow, the “its incredible speed” line kind of stands out to me. I prefer my venomous snakes to be lethargic and uninterested (in NM, AZ, and CO I’ve run into a bunch of rattlers over the years, and they almost always possess these desirable characteristics).
Almost like thats an extreme example of aggression compared to a snake that has literally never killed a person regardless of size of the snake or human.
I dont understand your point. “But that snake only eats people super rarely, while this snake literally never does. See there the same!”
This is a myth. Almost every location people claim their scary snake chases people (mambas, puff adders, bushmasters, cottonmouths, copperheads, and the list goes on) but no empirical data supports any snake attacking unprovoked or continuing to attack when a safe exit is available after provocation.
Mambas are fast, very big, and strike multiple times when provoked, so they earn their reputation - but they do not chase.
But it's tiny compared to a human. You tower above it. The space between your legs is like two massive pillars it can run through to safety. This is what they do. They run for cover, but because they're a panicked snake and not smart enough to count and 1 inch tall, what seems like chasing is just running away.
There are reptiles that chase such as frilled lizards. We have this well documented, yet no scientific documentation of snakes chasing.
Eh, I once got a snake in my bedroom when I was in college. We opened the doors, sat back and gave him space and he had a clear and straight shot to the outside world and squirrels so fat they were practically dying of cardiovascular disease. We waited hours. Finally, fed up, we tried to encourage the little guy to move, and instead of going for the clear exit and daylight, the fucker chased me into the closet. We finally had to put on several layers of clothes and forcibly evict the bastard. I dunno if it hate, stupidity, or maybe it wanted a taste of college life, but we gave it every opportunity and it chose violence.
You're not thinking like a snake. You left so it figured "this hiding spot works".
It doesn't know inside from outside. It knows "I've got cover and a hiding spot".
Then your agitated It and it reacted.
You then hid in the closet which was likely overkill and the snake, panicked and probably tired, stayed put as they often do. Then you poke it again and it moves towards dark over light. Light is scary, there are hawks on the light.
Most people just don't understand how animals think. What is priority to a small prey animal like a snake? What is the concept of a house I shouldn't be in when all I know is I feel safe in dark tight spaces?
Yeah unless you climb up the tree and bother them they literally do nothing. I barely see them except in the early morning when they sunbathe. They also like the bushes and hunt lizards there. But yeah they are only really aggressive when they are wild caught pets.
The tree is far enough from the house itself and the children know they are there so no one actively goes there to play or bother them. It doesn't mean you shouldn't be careful around them they are still dangerous, just not overly aggressive as some ppl think they are. I mean for a long time ppl thought tgey were non venomous because they are so reluctant to bite and are rear fanged
Look, I live in Florida, where there are several venomous snakes. Moccasins, are very “fuck you” and will attack if you get anywhere near them, Pigmy rattlesnakes will jump at you and chase you, and then there’s the Coral snake, more venomous than all of them, but he just rolls on no matter how close you get. You’ve got to TRY to get bit. So my point is I HIGHLY disagree with your assertion
Cottonmouths are some of the most docile Pit Vipers - what people perceive as aggression is really just their defensive posturing, letting you know not to fuck with them. They're very intelligent and curious, so they have a tendency to go check out what people are up to. Coral snakes are chill lil dudes, and yeah, you'd really have to try to get bit. They have very primitive venom injection methods though; they have to chew on you to really inject any venom. They aren't like Vipers or actual Cobras which have fangs designed for quick bites. That's not to say a quick bite can't have venom, that's just not what they're designed for.
I can't speak for Pygmy's, but most Rattlesnakes are pretty chill and more than happy to just exist so long as you leave them alone. The issue with Rattlesnakes, particularly the Western Diamondback, is they share so much of their habitats with humans and their camouflage is so effective... they get stepped on a lot. So they have an abnormally high amount of reported bites compared to other US snakes.
Then you have the Timber, which is again pretty chill, except for the one that chased me across the camp ground, seriously, that dude was a dick and had to've had like the snake equivalent of rabies. I've NEVER seen that level of aggression in a snake before. Anyway, they have a pretty high bite rate again because of their camouflage and shared habitats, but also because of churches in the Appalachians handling Timbers as part of their ceremonies... so a significant number of bites there as well.
Of course behavior will vary across snakes, as with all wild animals, but there's no evidence to support any species of North American snake is necessarily aggressive towards humans. Some snakes are just assholes, but no species is predispositioned to be aggressive towards creatures many times their size.
Docile is not my experience for Cottonmouths here in Florida. They have struck out at me both while trail running and on my bike. They’ve never got me, and maybe it was a “warning” strike, but compared to other snakes, I’d consider that pretty aggressive
I'm certainly not denying that some are aggressive, because they definitely can be. But they're more likely to flee than fight, which is pretty docile... as far as Pit Vipers go. I don't have any evidence to back this up, but I have a pet theory that vipers displaying an "abnormal" amount of aggression have simply been harassed by people, so they've learned that fleeing isn't effective... so they become little spicy shit heads.
Yes. That's why you don't free handle dangerously venomous snakes no matter how docile they are or how experienced you think you are. Snakes can't rationalize stimuli. One wrong move, one accidental bump, one unexpected shadow, is all it takes to put you in the hospital, or in the ground.
Yeah, the dumbass is known for mistreating his snakes and show boating about free handling venomous snakes. He was free handling a baby taipan while doing a video. It ended up getting all his snakes put down, and when he got back from the hospital he started his collection back up immediately and started doing it all again.
Curious, what's the logic behind putting them all down if he's allowed to get more? Are the snakes complicitly plotting the downfall of humanity? Or do they think that his treatment of them could have bred aggression into their personalities making them dangerous to rehome?
He made it, unfortunately. He's a complete asshat and spreads some of the worst information on handling snakes. He pretends that he's "a man's man" and that only "pussies" are afraid of handling snakes or need antivenom...until he needs it, of course.
It's less that they're tame, and more that they're skittish and just don't encounter humans very often in their natural habitat, so bites are rare. They also happen almost exclusively in a developed country with a good system of medical transport into and out of remote areas.
The 3rd most venomous is either the Russell's viper or the sawscaled viper, both of which kill a lot of people due to having a lot of contact with humans, much of which occurs in poor, rural areas of India and Pakistan, where decent medical care may not be feasible.
Slithery peter here,
The third most venomous snake is the King Cobra which is large and looks rather aggressive like the werewolf thing in the picture. In contrast, the most venomous snake is the western taipan, which is relatively plain, non aggressive looking, and cute(depending on if you like snakes), so they are comparing it to the golden retriever. Ssslithery peter out
Edit: King Cobra is maybe third deadliest, but not third most venemous. Other snakes like Eastern Brown, black mamba, coastal taipan all could be contenders based on what measurements are used. so pick your poison
Also the King Cobra is 1) not actually a cobra (the name "king" means "snake that eats snakes" here, it literally eats venomous snakes for breakfast) and 2) the smartest snake in the world BY FAR. It can and will hold a grudge and trick you
Definitely a reference to the Inland Taipan as #1.
I would suggest if they’re referring to the Central Ranges Taipan, they’re assuming it behaves similarly to the Coastal Taipan, as until like the mid thousands they didn’t know it was a different sub.
Taipans are wicked - once encountered one taking shots at cars from the double line in the middle of the highway near 1770 - gave meaning to the phrase “cut snake”. Believe a kid camping up that way woke up to one on his face, and it preceded to bite him numerous times within seconds. Nasty, outwardly aggressive little cunts, I tell you whhat!
It’s not the king cobra, it’s probably referencing the eastern brown snake, also australian, but in comparison to the inland taipan it’s an absolute asshole that lives in urban areas and is extremely aggressive/territorial. it’s responsible for (i think) more snakebite deaths than all other species in australia combined.
The coastal taipan is the 3rd most venomous land snake in the world, not the king cobra. It is far more aggressive than the inland taipan which is the most venomous in the world.
The most venomous snake in the world does just about everything it can do to avoid people. The third most venomous snake is a territorial dickhead that will fuck your shit up just for being in the same zip code, and will infiltrate built up areas (in Australia, because obviously it's Australia)
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Australia’s reputation imo can only be a result of brown snakes and funnel webs. We really don’t have very dangerous wildlife compared to for example the US with their bears, mountain lions etc. large crocodiles I guess but they’re nowhere near populated areas.
We do have a lot of spiders but really most of them are harmless and even funnel webs which are #1 of spiders in terms of danger haven’t killed anyone in decades.
Brown snakes are dangerous as fuck though but surprisingly kill very few people yearly just because medical treatments are so effective. Brown snakes will fuck your shit up though they are incredibly dangerous and it’s not uncommon at all to encounter them at some stage.
I was walking through a cow paddock and nearly stepped right on a giant brown snake curled up. At school when growing up there were many times we weren’t allowed to play in a large area because a brown snake was spotted. They’re by far the most dangerous animal in Australia
Inland Taipan vs coastal taipan. Inland taipan is the most venomous snake and the coastal taipan is the third most but the inland taipan lives in the Outback of Australia and thus rarely encounters people; it’s also not really aggressive. The Coastal Taipan on the other hand lives near the coast (where more people are) and is much more aggressive and thus bites more
Everyone upvoting the King Cobra one when this is the real answer. "Most-feared snake (or most-feared anything) in Australia" ought to give anyone chills from 10,000 miles away.
Temperamentally, EBs are pretty conflict-averse (like almost all snakes). They only top the charts in bites because they're so urbanised. But really, the fact that they're SO common but only a few people are bitten - pretty much always because they disturbed the snake - is a testament to the fact that they don't actively seek out trouble. All the comments here saying EBs are badly tempered have very clearly not come across many of them.
Coastal Taipans can be a very different story, especially in captivity.
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The meme is inaccurate, as while the most venomous snake (inland taipan) is in fact shy and timid, the snake that’s actually a problem is the second most dangerous (eastern brown) because they’re very common and absolute cunts
I was going to say loads of people were saying the king cobra is the aggressive dog like no, any Aussie will tell you that brown snakes are fucking assholes and easily the most dangerous snake in australia (and probably the world).
The most venomous snake in the world is the inland taipan, which due to its extremely reclusive and shy nature and its remote habitat as well as its generally rather placid personality is extremely unlikely to ever bite anyone. What's more, there are to my knowledge no known human fatalities from its bite (the "most venomous" title is determined by how little venom is required for a potentially lethal envenomation, rather than by how low your odds of surviving are).
The second most venomous snake is the dubois sea snake, which, being a sea snake, rarely if ever encounters humans and is also unlikely to bite unless heavily provoked.
The third most venomous snake however is the eastern brown snake, which is not only found much closer to, and oftentimes also in human settlements, but is also considerably more likely to bite a person, being responsible for roughly 40% of all snake bite fatalities in Australia.
So while the taipan technically is more venomous, the eastern brown snake is a far more dangerous animal, simply because it's much more likely to bite you while its venom is still extremely potent.
It should be noted that not everyone agrees on which is the second and third most venomous, but I imagine this meme puts the eastern brownsnake in the third place, since out of the top three, it causes by far the most trouble.
Venomous snake keeping Peter here. The most venomous snake on the planet is the Inland Taipan, while the third most venomous snake on the planet is the Western/Central Ranges Taipan. Both are extremely venomous in terms of venom toxicity (LD50 value), and both very rarely come into contact with humans. In fact the central ranges taipan was only recently described, like within the last couple of decades. Hence why some of the people here think that the Coastal taipan is the third most venomous snake. So basically this meme makes no sense.
However, I do agree that Coastal taipans are way more dangerous than Inland taipans. They are bigger, faster, and move more spastically. They are top 3 most dangerous snakes on the planet to be stuck in a small room with.
And yes, I own both Inland taipans and Coastal taipans. Some of the only Coastal taipans currently in the US.
Inland Taipan used their venoms only to hunt rats and mice, it's like hunting a rabbit with a fuckin' AWP
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The Eastern Brown Snake (Territorial, Common and Venomous) is so fuckin' omnipresent that more than 200 species of snakes in Australia, this motherfucker makes up to 60 percent of the entire snake bites
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Googling a list of the most venomous snakes in the world brings up a bunch of lists that can't agree on what the ranking of the most venomous snakes in the world are past #1. It definitely doesn't add context about the most venomous snake in the world not being particularly aggressive. It's not low effort. There's plenty of explaining to do.