The most deadly snakes of India, venomous Big 4 - cobra, Russell's viper, krait, Saw-scaled viper 

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Thank you! Yes, the Saw-scaled viper is actually not very common in many regions of India and cobras or kraits bite more people. However, the genus Echis causes many bites worldwide, especially in Africa.

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We agree that those tiny Saw-scaled vipers are cuties! The body shape in kraits probably does not have any particular advantage, some traits in nature simply appear by chance and not as adaptation.

I have heard/read of an association between triangular body shape and snakes which eat other snakes, although this is obviously not always true. My California King also has a rather triangular shape, and they are snake eaters. Anyone know of any others?

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No snake is aggressive, these reptiles are only defensive when they feel threatened. Most bites happen as accidents and because people don't use proper shoes, they don't use torch at night and they have mess around their houses.

I don't know if you can use the word "aggressive " as in humans, but yes vipers get ready in their striking stance when in that similar situation a cobra would either slither away or just threaten you with its hood. Saw scaled viper is the fastest biting snake in the world in terms of striking speed. While most Russell bites happen due to people's mistake of stepping or getting too close, when the snake didn't realize ur presence first. But if it realizes ur presence , it is already in attacking stance even if u r feets away , so is saw scaled viper. Also because some vipers nature is to Ambush. So vipers seeming more aggressive means that they feel more threatened easily compared to cobras. Kraits feel too timid to even get close to , but beware they can spend their entire stamina in just one leap to reach you if they intend to bite you. They have such spring though they prolly won't spring until you pick it up on its tail or something.

Yes, the Russell's viper is probably the most dangerous snake on Earth! Number of bites from the Saw-scaled viper is much smaller than people think. Actually, in many parts of India this snake is not very common, yet in some books their range covers almost the whole state. In North and West Africa the situation is different, there are more species from the genus Echis and they cause many bites, probably together more than the Puff adder. Give people a torch, good shoes and tell them again and again that they should keep surroundings of their houses clean and there will be 50 % less snakebites!

@@LivingZoology I once read that it may be rural people without indoor sanitation nipping outside for a pee at night that often leads to viper bites, a torch would help that. We used to get puff adders in the garden when I was a teenager near Mombasa.

That is probably one of the scenarios when many people get bitten, yes!

With the possible exception of South Africa - where the Cape Cobra is a common hazard - more often than not, when someone in Africa is bitten by a venomous snake, the puff adder is the guilty party. Living Zoology is free to correct me on this, but the puff adder is usually responsible for a staggering 60 per cent of the snake bites in Africa. The snake is geographically widespread, is adaptable, well camouflaged and, next to the death adders of Australia and New Guinea, probably has the fastest strike of all venomous snakes in the world.

@@FischerFan Mozambique spitting cobras bite many people in South Africa too. In general, most bites are caused by the Puff adder, several species of carpet vipers and cobras.

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@@LivingZoology i live in Assam from india and I'm doing my degree from Nowgaon University

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There are regions of India where the Saw-scaled viper is common.

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Thank you! We were in Karnataka, Jharkand and Uttarakhand.

Maybe in the future we will make a video like that.

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It is a young Spectacled cobra.

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The Hump-nosed pit viper lives in southern India. Thanks for watching!

​@@LivingZoologyoh great!thanks for the info❤.

Not an Indian but I'm snake rescuers from Indonesia and we use similar method, so maybe I can help. In case of non-venomous snakes, we can just knot the bag and tie it to bike. But in case of venomous snakes, we usually insert the bag to the larger plastic container box (with some little holes for air circulation) for more safety. If there are no bags, we usually improvised with anything that can found. For example like plastic bottles (depends on the size of the snake).

If you have a venomous snake in a bag, put the bag into a plastic or wooden box. We sometimes put smaller snake bags into a backpack and put some clothes around. You need to be careful not to put your hand inside the backpack while there is a bag with a venomous snake!

We are happy that you like our video! India is definitely more dangerous than Australia when it comes to human-animal conflict!

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The Monocled cobra lives only in the eastern part of India. It is not part of the Big 4, but it causes many bites. As we said in the video, the Big 4 concept is outdated and there are more species which should get the attention.

@@LivingZoology I'm still waiting for your video on the differences between monocled and spectacled cobras.

@@victorcarbino8736 Well, we will need to visit India again and target a different location. We were in Jjarkand this year and we only got one Monocled cobra, which was stuck in a well for a long time and it was not in the best condition.

@@LivingZoology I hope you get the footage one day.

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It is a small and cute snake species, but it has a very potent venom!

One of the characteristics that makes the saw-scaled viper dangerous is its disposition. It has a short fuse and is always ready for a fight. The experiences of two famed herpetologists can substantiate this. Sherman Minton, author of the superb book, 'Venomous Reptiles', was in Pakistan on one occasion and was pursued by a saw-scaled viper for a distance of about 30 feet. The snake struck at his boots repeatedly. Then, of the 173 snakebites survived by famed herpetologist Bill Haast, the one that came closest to killing him was from a saw-scaled viper from the Middle East. He was being treated with anti-venom and appeared to be on his death bed when The White House took action and arranged to have a more specific anti-venom smuggled out of Iran! After being administered, he finally began to stabilize. People often have this false sense of security that, because a snake is small and one is unimpressed with its lack of size, that it cannot be life-threatening. This has also been a factor when people in Australia and New Guinea are bitten by death adders.

If you don’t look specifically for snakes, you rarely see them.

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Bites from King cobras are very rare, so probably close to 0%.

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In the original concept there are only two vipers.

@@LivingZoology what are they ..

@@mirahmedalikhan7055 If you watch the video, you will know.

It's mostly because of superstation. Indian subcontinent people have tendency to go to shamon/ojha instead of doctors in case of snake bite. Most of them doesn't even know that antivenom exists! Another reason is snake habitat. Indians people are used to living in close of nature, jungles.

The biggest differences are the population density in India and Australia, different healtcare system and availability of antivenom. You probably understand it: India has too many people, not enough antivenom and the healthcare system has many issues. Australia is on the opposite side of the spectrum.

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Yes, that is a big problem! Many people die just because they don’t go straight to a hospital.

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We agree, snakes have their role in nature and they don’t want to come into confrontation with humans at all!

agree with u ..but in one case have diff opinion ..common krait ..they attack without provocation .

Can you give us some numbers for other causes of deaths? About 50,000 dead from snakebites is an official number. There will be maybe up to 50 % more deaths in total, in rural areas, out of record. Also, many people loose a finger, an arm or a leg and they cannot work properly until the rest of their lives. Snakebite is a serious problem. Of course, more people die on roads, but that means we should not care about the human-snake conflict?

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Education is the key! Wearing proper shoes can save lives!

Indian cobras eat other snakes sometimes so they can eat a smaller krait. We think it is possible, we just cannot think of any report or photos showing such a scene.

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