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Australia is home to many deadly venomous snake species. In this video we will show you our list of top 10 dangerous and deadly venomous snakes of this continent. Why dangerous AND deadly venomous? It is because dangerous snakes in general are those which have potent venom, live close to people and are common, have a tendency to defend themselves by biting. Some species from the list are deadly venomous, but not really dangerous in general due to their behavior or location where they live. The best example is the Inland taipan. It is the most venomous snake in the world, but it lives in remote deserts far away from people, so bites are almost nonexistent. Yet we think it needs to be included in the top 10. In some cases, like with death adders or Australian copperheads, we chose one representative for our list.

TOP 10 dangerous and deadly venomous snakes of Australia:
1. Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
2. Tiger snake (Notechis scutatus)
3. Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)
4. Western brown snake (Pseudonaja mengdeni)
5. Inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)
6. Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus)
7. Dugite (Pseudonaja affinis)
8. Highland copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi)
9. Mulga snake/King brown snake (Pseudechis australis)
10. Eastern smalleyed snake (Cryptophis nigrescens)