Inland taipan
The inland taipan is the most venomous snake in the world. Based on the median lethal dose value in mice, its venom, drop for drop, is by far the most toxic of any snake – much more so than even sea snakes – and it has the most toxic venom of any reptile when tested on human heart cell culture. Unlike most snakes, the inland taipan is a specialist mammal hunter so its venom is specially adapted to kill warm-blooded species. It is estimated that one bite possesses enough lethality to kill at least 100 fully grown men, and, depending on the nature of the bite, it has the potential to kill someone in as little as 30 to 45 minutes if left untreated. It is an extremely fast and agile snake that can strike instantly with extreme accuracy, often striking multiple times in the same attack, and it envenoms in almost every case.
List of dangerous snakes
The Forest cobra ("Naja melanoleuca") is the largest true cobra of the genus "Naja" and is a very bad-tempered, aggressive, and irritable snake when cornered or molested as handled in captivity. According to Brown (1973) this species has a murine IP value of 0.324 mg/kg, while the IV value is 0.6 mg/kg. Ernst and Zug "et al." 1996 list a value of 0.225 mg/kg SC. The average venom yield per bite is 571 mg and the maximum venom yield is 1102 mg. The forest cobra is one of the least frequent causes of snake bite among the African cobras, this is largely due to its forest-dwelling habits. It is the largest of the "Naja" cobras and the venom is considered highly toxic. If the snake becomes cornered or is agitated, it can quickly attack the aggressor, and if a large amount of venom is injected, a rapidly fatal outcome is possible. Clinical experience with forest cobras has been very sparse, and few recorded bites have been documented. However, in 2008, around the area of Friguiagbé in Guinea, there were 375 bites attributed to the forest cobra and of those 79 were fatal. Most of the fatal bites were patients who received no medical treatment. Deaths from respiratory failure have been reported, but most victims will survive if prompt administration of antivenom is undertaken as soon as clinical signs of envenomation have been noted.