Death Adder

The Death Adder is # 10 on our most deadly list.  This is a thickset, narrow-tailed, brown snake that grows up to 1 meter long.  The upper part of the body has dark and light gray-brown bands. The head is large and triangle shaped, and it is wider than the neck, with indents behind the eyes. The tail is short and narrows sharply to a very small tip.

This snake can have as many as 20 live babies; it doesn't lay eggs.  It mostly eats small animals. This snake hunts at night. A 10mg dosage of its venom is enough to kill a human and the death adder can deliver as much as 180 mg in a single bite.