Which snake killed more people every year than any other snake?
The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s longest venomous snake, with a length that can be as large as 6.7 m (22 ft)This species is widespread, but found mostly in forested region in parts of India and Southeast Asia. Its genus name, Ophiophagus, literally means “snake-eater”, and its diet primarily consists of other snakes, including sizeable pythons and even smaller members of its own species. The venom of the King Cobra is primarily neurotoxic, and the snake is fully capable of killing a human with a single bite.The mortality rate can be as high as 75%. But the worlds most dangerous venomous snake is actually the inland tiapan !A single bite from the Inland Taipan can contain enough venom to kill as many as 100 human adults or 250,000 mice. The average venom yield of this snake is 44 mg, with a yield of 110 mg being the largest recorded. Its venom is 50 times more toxic than that of most rattlesnakes and at least 200 – 400 times as toxic as a common cobra. The Inland Taipa
