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Eight Of These Australian Snakes Are Extremely Venomous. Can You Pick The One That's Not?

If You Can Guess Which Of These Australian Snakes Is The Only Non-Venomous One, I Want You On My Pub Trivia Team

There are nine snakes. Which one's bite will cause you the least harm?

Known for its striking yellow to yellow-black colouration and ragged stripes, the Tiger Snake is also notorious for its fatal bite. The snake's venom can cause muscular paralysis, swelling, acute pain and renal failure, if left untreated.

Uh, oh! You're in trouble.

The Coastal Taipan is known for its extremely wary temperament and unexpected ferocity, so you best be hoping you don't come across them. The venom from this snake directly affects your nervous and circulatory system, causing instantaneous internal bleeding, muscular degeneration, nausea, severe convulsions and eventually, renal failure. Basically, one bite from a Coastal Taipan is enough to kill an adult human in less than 30 minutes.

This is an Eastern Brown Snake and their venom is ranked as the second most toxic of any land snake in the world. If bitten, victims may collapse within a few minutes as the snake's venom causes progress paralysis and stops blood from clotting. To save your life, you'll need several doses of antivemon.

The Inland Taipan's venom is considered to be the most potent of any land snake in the world, meaning that it can kill an adult human within 45 minutes. Symptoms include headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal, collapse and paralysis. And if that doesn't sound painful enough, the Inland Taipan's venom contains a 'spreading factor' that increases the rate of absorption.

This prehistoric looking creature is known as the Common Death Adder. Its venom contains a type of neurotoxin which causes the loss of motor and sensory function, leading to paralysis and death.

This tiny bugger is known as the Small-Eyed Snake! If you're thinking this snake is cute and cuddly, think again. Little is known as the Small-Eyed Snake's venom, but its known to contain a long-acting myotoxin that continues to attack muscle (including the heart muscle) for days after being bitten.

This is a Lowlands Copperhead — and they're water lovers, which means they could be hiding in dams, soaks, canals, drainage ditches and more. Although this snake rarely causes fatalities, its venom is neurotoxic, meaning that it'll damage your nerves and cell muscles, as well as rupture your blood cells.

The Western Brown Snake's bite may not be as toxic as the Eastern Brown's, but they deliver three times as much venom. Although the bite itself may be painless, victims will experience headache, nausea, abdominal pain, severe blood clots and sometimes kidney damage.

Say hello to the Carpet Python! Often found in urban areas through Australia, although this snake looks big and bad, they're not venomous! If provoked or threatened, they can still bite you though, so it's best to leave them be.

You're safe!

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Eight Of These Australian Snakes Are Extremely Venomous. Can You Pick The One That's Not?

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