King Cobras and Russell's Vipers are among the deadliest snakes, each with unique venom types and behaviors. King Cobras ...

The venom of Russell’s viper is hemotoxic, meaning it damages blood cells, disrupts the clotting process, and can result in ...

The dry bite rate is around 8%, which suggests the snake injects its victims with venom as often as 92% of the time. The venom is hemotoxic and cytotoxic, causing acute bleeding and tissue damage.

This species is widespread across the eastern United States, inhabiting deciduous forests. Timber rattlesnakes are known for their patient hunting style, striking quickly with their hemotoxic venom to ...

This particular species of viper attacks quickly, injects its hemotoxic venom, and then waits for its prey to die. They have long fangs and the bite is very painful and often deadly. Their natural ...

Deadliness Factor: Hemotoxic venom causes internal bleeding from every orifice—death can take hours but is almost inevitable without treatment. Found In: Sub-Saharan Africa.