The world's second most venomous snake species and a 'nightmare' in the middle of the day called 'killer's killer'

Which snake species can destroy the second most venomous snake in the world? This is a dangerous creature and you need to be careful when encountering this snake.

Which snake species can destroy the second most venomous snake in the world?

Mulga venomous snake (Scientific name is Pseudechis australis) is known as the "killer of killers" thanks to its ability to be immune to venom with other venomous snakes. They also have a behavior quite similar to the king cobra, which is hunting other snakes to eat meat.

Therefore, this snake can be considered as the "king cobra" of Australia - the land of the most venomous snakes in the world. Indeed, the Mulga snake is also known as the king brown snake.

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Mulga Snake.

This time the prey that Mulga snakes target for breakfast is a notorious predator, that is the eastern brown snake (Scientific name: Pseudonaja nuchalis) - the second most venomous snake in the world after the domestic Taipan snake (also live in Australia).

This snake is capable of killing an adult human in just 15 minutes; even, just taking a dose of about 1/12,000 of their venom is enough to kill a person.

Meanwhile, the Mulga snake is the largest venomous land snake in Australia, possessing more venom in each bite than any other snake in the world. The mortality rate without antiretroviral therapy is 40% to 60%.

Although not in the TOP 10 most venomous snake species in the world, the Mulga snake is the "killer of assassins" and a daytime nightmare for eastern brown snakes in particular and other venomous snakes in Australia. shared.

Update 08 February 2022
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