Re: deadliest snakes — this is a pretty weak article  either uninformed or sensationalized Deadliest does not mean most venomous  nor most intimidating It means "causing the most deaths" The snakes that cause the most human deaths are: Russell's viper  Indian cobra  common krait  saw-scaled viper (these four primarily in South Asia and the Indian subcontinent)  and puff adder (sub-Saharan Africa)