Bitten

... snake population ratios and their overlap with major human population centers. You would also have to factor toxicity levels, number of victims bitten who survived, propensity for the snake to attack without apparent provocation ect. It could get incredibly complicated, especially since new ...

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... It is difficult to pin down exactly which is THE most venomous species of snake to humans in the world as it will depend on where the person is bitten, where the venom is injected (subcutaneously, intramuscularly etc) and venom yield. We have statistics for LD50 of various venoms in mice but ...

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... other nations are too poor to offer this protection, and this would only offer protection during times of sleep, what about day time, I have been bitten in the daytime. These people can't hide behind a net forever and it not a good answer. It seems to me that DDT can save thousands of lives, and ...

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... SNAKES. End of discussion. side note: Also, it doesn't help that the only place that carries anti-venom for this species lies in Johannesburg. Get bitten far away from there, and you're pretty much TOAST.

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... Supposedly its venom is so poisonous that it kills a man in five seconds, but you can survive if you amputate the bitten limb immediately. I'm pretty certain about this, because I heard that my friend's sister's aunt's hairdresser's dog read it from the Internet.

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