Most Venomous Snakes in the World

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Most Venomous Snakes in the World

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Key Findings

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King Cobra leads in LD50 (mg/kg) with 1.80.

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Average LD50 (mg/kg): 0.342 · median: 0.12.

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Gap: King Cobra is 72× larger than Inland Taipan.

About This Dataset

Most Venomous Snakes in the World

Snakes ranked by the lethality of their venom measured by median lethal dose (LD50) in mice. The inland taipan of Australia is considered the most venomous snake on earth — its venom is so potent that a single bite contains enough toxin to kill 289 humans. Despite this, it is rarely responsible for human deaths due to its remote habitat.

Analysis

King Cobra heads the table on 1.80, ahead of Black Mamba (0.32) and Philippine Cobra (0.20) in LD50 (mg/kg). 1.78 separates the highest figure (1.80) from the lowest (0.03) in LD50 (mg/kg). Most of that gap is between first and second alone (1.48 of 1.78); the other 7 are separated by just 0.30. Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (0.90 or more).

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Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

1.80

King Cobra

LD50 (mg/kg) · All Time

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LD50 (mg/kg)

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All Time

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: LD50 (mg/kg)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · LD50 (mg/kg) · ranked by All Time

✓ 8 sourced

#	Category	All Time
🥇	King Cobra	1.80
🥈	Black Mamba	0.32
🥉	Philippine Cobra	0.20
4	Tiger Snake	0.131
5	Many-banded Krait	0.108
6	Coastal Taipan	0.099
7	Eastern Brown Snake	0.053
8	Inland Taipan	0.025

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inland_taipan Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_brown_snake Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_taipan Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-banded_krait Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_mamba Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_snake Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_cobra Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cobra Visit ↗

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