The Jararaca is a venomous snake that lives in the wealthy and heavily populated areas of southeastern Brazil. Though they primarily make their habitat in dense evergreen and deciduous tropical forests, the Jararaca bite in urban settings are well-documented. It causes swelling, systemic bleeding from skin, and in severe cases, death due to shock.

The Western Green Mamba is a very alert, nervous, and extremely agile snake that lives mainly in the coastal tropical rain forest, thicket, and woodland regions of western Africa. Like all the other mambas, the Western Green has a terrible bite. The venom can kill several humans in a short period of time if it goes untreated.

The Many-Banded Krait is among the most venomous land snakes in Asia. The species was first described by the scientist Edward Blyth in 1861. Its venom is potent enough to kill two dozen men! The snake tends to be docile, but it can attack and bite from multiple directions swiftly.

The Bothrops Asper is a nocturnal snake found in a wide range of lowland habitats, often near human dwellings. Its proximity to humans is likely the reason why it is considered quite dangerous especially in the country of Costa Rica where its responsible for almost fifty percent of snake bites. This is a highly irritable and fast snake that humans would do best to stay far away from!

This treacherous swimming snake is found from the coasts of western and northern Australia to the islands of New Guinea and New Caledonia. Although the Dubois’s sea snake has one of the deadliest venoms known, its bite delivers less than one-tenth of a milligram, which is usually not enough to kill a human.

A typical ambush predator, the eyelash viper waits patiently for unsuspecting prey to wander by. Sometimes it selects a specific ambush site and returns to it every year during the spring migration of birds. These snakes learn to improve their strike accuracy over time. There are rumors among villagers in parts of South America that it will wink, flashing its eyelashes at its victim, after delivering a venomous strike.

The Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is a venomous snake and a member of the big four that is responsible for maximum human deaths across India. It is smooth scaled, head slightly broader than the neck; eyes entirely black. It is usually found in glossy black, pale faded bluish- grey or dark brownish-black with narrow paired

Even though rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal to humans when given proper medical treatment, its bites are some of the most frequent among all snakes. The greatest concentration of them is in the Southwest United States and northern Mexico. Arizona alone is home to thirteen species of rattler, more than any other state.