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Meet the Most Venomous Snake in the World

Learn about the most poisonous serpent on the planet – a snake so lethal, a single bite will kill dozens.

Sheetal Kumari | July 16, 2025 / 11:25 IST
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Meet the Inland Taipan: Alternatively called the "feral snake," the Inland Taipan is the most venomous snake. (Image: Canva)
Meet the Inland Taipan: Alternatively called the "feral snake," the Inland Taipan is the most venomous snake. (Image: Canva)
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Where It Resides: A shy snake inhabiting isolated, dry areas of mid-Australia, where it keeps its distance from people. (Image: Canva)
Where It Resides: A shy snake inhabiting isolated, dry areas of mid-Australia, where it keeps its distance from people. (Image: Canva)
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Venom Power: Its venom is 50 times more toxic than that of a cobra and can kill 100 individuals with a single bite. (Image: Canva)
Venom Power: Its venom is 50 times more toxic than that of a cobra and can kill 100 individuals with a single bite. (Image: Canva)
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Hunting Style: The Inland Taipan bites efficiently and accurately, delivering venom deep into its prey with repeated bites. (Image; Canva)
Hunting Style: The Inland Taipan bites efficiently and accurately, delivering venom deep into its prey with repeated bites. (Image; Canva)
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What It Eats: It primarily subsists on small mammals such as mice and rats, employing its venom to immobilize them quickly. (Image: Canva)
What It Eats: It primarily subsists on small mammals such as mice and rats, employing its venom to immobilize them quickly. (Image: Canva)
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Is It Aggressive? Even though it is powerful, the Inland Taipan is timid, tries to avoid combat, and doesn't bite people often. (Image: Canva)
Is It Aggressive? Even though it is powerful, the Inland Taipan is timid, tries to avoid combat, and doesn't bite people often. (Image: Canva)
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Symptoms of a Bite: Paralysis, internal hemorrhaging, and organ failure occur in under an hour without treatment if bitten. (Image: Canva)
Symptoms of a Bite: Paralysis, internal hemorrhaging, and organ failure occur in under an hour without treatment if bitten. (Image: Canva)
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Lives Saved by Antivenom: Due to good antivenom and the snake's reclusive behavior, fatalities are very uncommon. (Image: Canva)
Lives Saved by Antivenom: Due to good antivenom and the snake's reclusive behavior, fatalities are very uncommon. (Image: Canva)
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Respect, Not Fear: Even though lethal, the Inland Taipan has its place in the wild. Appreciate it safely—far away. (Image: Canva)
Respect, Not Fear: Even though lethal, the Inland Taipan has its place in the wild. Appreciate it safely—far away. (Image: Canva)

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