Danger Down Under: Australia's Deadliest Snakes

2nd May, 2024 CHIRANJIT MITRA CHIRANJIT MITRA

Deadliest of All: Its venom is considered the most potent of any land snake, but it's reclusive, and bites are rare.

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2: Eastern Brown Snake

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3: Coastal Taipan

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4: Tiger Snake

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5: Common Death Adder

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6: Mulga Snake (King Brown)

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7: Lowlands Copperhead

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8: Red-Bellied Black Snake

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9: Western Brown Snake (Gwardar)

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10: Hydrophis belcheri (Faint-banded sea snake)

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