Australias most dangerous snakes, a list.

[KaiTheIronHound]

This is the Australian Geographic list of Australias 10 most dangerous snakes. We have the top 3 for most potent venom over here, Inland Taipan, Eastern Brown Snake and Coastal Taipan. All three appear on the list, along with the other ones to watch out for. I've been bitten by 2 of the snakes on the list, and my father has been had by 1. Any guesses as to which? :P

http://www.australiangeographic.com....ex=0&gid=11893

[JonnyP]

"Before the introduction of a specialised antivenom in 1956, taipan bites were nearly always fatal and caused many human deaths. The venom affects the nervous system and the blood, with nausea, convulsions, internal bleeding, destruction of the muscles and kidney damage. In severe cases, death can occur in just 30 minutes."

Sod living out there :0O

[KaiTheIronHound]

Ahh, they're only really a problem if you're messing with their business

[FishyFolk]

Soooo happy there are no creepy crawlweys like that up here. None!
Got some common adders and slowworm, and the last one is not even a snake,a nd is comeletely harmless. But they are all in the south of Norway :-)

[biker-bri]

western brown & lowlands copperhead Do I win
To get bitten by any venomous snake in Aus mus be bl£^*y scary
Cheers bri

[KaiTheIronHound]

biker-bri, alas no, neither my father or myself were ever bitten by western browns or copperheads :P

[biker-bri]

biker-bri, alas no, neither my father or myself were ever bitten by western browns or copperheads :P

You made that sound like you were sorry that you weren't bitten by either of them

[Silverback]

Common Death Adder & Red Bellied Black ?

[KaiTheIronHound]

Sapper, nope. Red bellied black snakes are cute, they are exceptionally difficult to annoy :P

[biker-bri]

Mainland tiger snake, & coastal taipan ?