Exploring Nature: Snakes Alive

I have a healthy respect for snakes. I know they sometimes provide a beneficial service in rodent control, but I still have a hard time really liking them. Especially the poisonous types.

While you may be familiar with the most common poisonous snakes of Texas — western rattlesnake, water moccasin, copperhead, and coral snake — you may not know they are far down the list of the most lethal snakes in the world.

Based on venom potency, the most lethal is the beaked sea snake, which carries enough venom to kill 22 people.