The inland taipan bites with only 44-110mg of venom per bite, and this is still enough to kill 289 humans! Not only does it envenomate more than 80% of the time, it also has the capability of biting repeatedly.
The coastal taipan exists throughout Australia. Also known as the common taipan, this highly venomous snake can kill as many as 56 people using a single bite!
The forest cobra has a potent enough bite and a high enough venom yield to take down 65 fully-grown people in a single bite! This is both because of its LD50 score, a low 0.22, as well as the high amount of venom it is capable of injecting.
The Dubois’ sea snake is an extremely venomous snake. It has an extremely potent bite, though there aren’t very many records of this snake killing anyone.
The eastern brown snake has a bite to be feared. Located in Australia, this snake is responsible for the most snakebite deaths in its region.
The Black Mamba not only has a bite to rival just about any other snake on this list, but it is also huge. It is the largest venomous snake in Africa, often reaching 10 feet.
Russell’s viper kills more people in Sri Lanka, Burma, and India than any other snake. This snake is found in open grasslands across the Indian subcontinent, hunting in highly populated areas.
The boomslang has an incredibly potent bite, only injecting 1-8 mg at a time. However, its LD50 amount is so low that it would only take a single bite to kill a person.
The king cobra is a highly deadly snake. It injects 400-1000 milligrams every bite and kills 11 people per mouthful!
The fer-de-lance or terciopelo starts our list of the most venomous snakes in the world. Located in South and Central America along with Mexico and Brazil, the fer-de-lance is one of the most dangerous pit vipers out there.