The most poisonous snake in Vietnam: Banded krait, king cobra or king cobra have no chance

This is an extremely poisonous snake and is more poisonous than other poisonous snakes such as king cobras, banded kraits or banded kraits.

Snakes are animals distributed on almost all continents of the world, they adapt perfectly to the environment and currently there are up to 3,500 different species of snakes (of which about 600 are venomous).

In our country, there are also many dangerous venomous snakes such as king cobra, cobra, Chongqing viper, Cham Quap snake or banded krait, banded krait. The question here is which snake is the most venomous among the venomous snakes living in our country?

1. Banded Krait (scientific name: Bungarus fasciatus)

Black and yellow banded krait. Photo: Thailand Snakes.

This is a snake species with characteristic black and yellow bands and has a very diverse habitat (from mountains, sparse forests, grasslands, streams, fields, rocky gorges.) and is usually only active at night (especially when it rains).

The average amount of venom per bite is from 20-114 mg, the toxicity of this snake is also extremely toxic, it can kill the victim on the spot after about 30 minutes if not treated promptly (because the venom of the banded krait is a type of poison that directly harms the nervous system).

2. Banded krait (Scientific name: Bungarus candidus)

Black and white banded krait. Photo: Wiki.

This is a snake species with characteristic black and white bands and its main habitat is in plain areas, near water sources such as rice fields, riverbanks, canals and similar to the banded krait, this snake species is mainly active at night.

Although it is an extremely venomous snake (the mortality rate is up to 50% even when the victim is treated with anti-venom serum, if untreated the rate is up to 70%), this snake is very shy and often hides from humans.

3. Siamese snake (Scientific name: Naja siamensis)

Cobra. Photo: Pinterest

The Siamese cobra or Indochinese cobra is famous for being a deadly venomous snake. When bitten by them, the victim will die within 30 minutes due to respiratory failure leading to suffocation if not treated.

In addition, their venom can also stick to the eyes or mouth of humans if they are sprayed. The venom can damage the eyes and more seriously, the victim will be temporarily blind or even permanently blind.

4. King cobra (Scientific name: Ophiophagus hannah)

King Cobra. Photo: Tom Charlton

The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world and strong enough to take down a full-grown king python, the king cobra is even more dangerous because of its speed despite its large body (hence its name, the clouded cobra).

They can inject a large amount of venom in doses of about 200 to 500 mg or even up to 7 ml, enough to kill an adult elephant or several dozen adult humans in just 30 minutes.

5. Peron's Sea Snake (Scientific name: Hydrophis peronii)

Topping the list of the most venomous snakes in Vietnam is the Peron sea snake, also known as the horned sea snake. They often live under the sea but do not have gills so they must often come to the surface to breathe.

They usually live mainly in the seas of our country. In the book "Vietnam Sea Snakes", 2015 of the Vietnam Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission - IOC VN, Vietnam has about 26 species of sea snakes, including the Peron sea snake.

Peron's sea snake. Photo: Thanh Luan

Peron sea snakes are distributed in the Gulf of Tonkin, Binh Thuan, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ca Mau and are extremely fond of sea areas with many coral reefs and their favorite food is small fish.

Specimens of this sea snake are kept at the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa. Like many other sea snakes, Peron's sea snakes have food and medicinal value, so they are also hunted for commercial purposes.

This snake is ranked 5th in the list of the most venomous snakes in the world, after the Inland Taipan, Dubois sea snake, Eastern brown snake and yellow-bellied sea snake (according to World's Most Venomous Snakes, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2014).

Also according to this list of 11 most venomous snakes in the world, king cobras, king cobras, banded kraits and banded kraits are not present, most of the snakes appearing on the list belong to different species of sea snakes.