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All snake bites are bad, but make sure you know which ones are EXTRA bad.

Todas las mordidas de serpiente son malas, pero asegúrate de saber cuáles son las EXTRA malas.

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You're A Survivalist Expert If You Can Guess Which Of These 9 Snakes Isn't Venomous

8 Of These Snakes Are Venomous — Can You Pick The One That Isn't?

Can you pick the snake whose bite is NOT venomous?

You picked the inland taipan, or _Oxyuranus microlepidotus_, a snake native to Australia. So, of course its venom is the [most toxic snake venom in the world](https://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-animals/reptiles/venomous-snakes/fierce-snake)!

Venomous

You picked the saw-scaled viper, or _Echis coloratus_. According to the [Encyclopædia Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/animal/saw-scaled-viper), their venomous bite is so dangerous that "in the regions where they occur, it is believed that saw-scaled vipers are responsible for more human deaths than all other snake species combined."

You picked the eastern coral snake, or _Micrurus fulvius_. Often, people bitten by this snake don't show any immediate symptoms or distress, but don't be fooled — the venom is a deadly neurotoxin. (You know this snake from [the rhyme](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/e/eastern-coral-snake/), "Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black, friend of Jack," and its variations.)

You picked the eastern green mamba, or _Dendroaspis angusticeps_. It's the smallest of the mamba snakes, but its bite is still [dangerously venomous](https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/snake/green-mamba/).

You picked the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, or _Crotalus adamanteus_. Its venom is [actually a hemotoxin](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/e/eastern-diamondback-rattlesnake/), meaning it kills red blood cells.

You picked the green pit viper, or _Trimeresurus albolabris_. Its venom has [procoagulant properties](https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/trimeresurus-albolabris), meaning it makes your blood clot even inside your body!

You picked the king cobra, or _Ophiophagus hannah_. Its venom is a [neurotoxin](https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/king-cobra). Not-so-fun fact: the "king" title for snakes often means that it [eats other snakes](https://www.snakesforpets.com/what-kind-of-snakes-eat-other-snakes/)!

You picked the banded sea krait, or _Laticauda colubrina_. It uses its venom to [paralyze its prey](https://oceana.org/marine-life/sea-turtles-reptiles/banded-sea-krait).

Congratulations, you picked the green tree python, or _Morelia viridis_. Like all pythons, they're [completely nonvenomous](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/group/snakes/)! That being said, they're constrictors, meaning they can still strangle you, and their teeth are still _very_ sharp.

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