The most feared snake in Africa Puff Adder kills millions of people in Africa every year. Possibly the most dangerous snake in Africa after the Mamba. Saw-Scaled Vipers kill more people in Africa than all the other venomous African snakes combined.

However, snakebite fatalities are common occurrences in many parts of the world. This certainly holds true for the spitting thicktail which is regarded as the most dangerous scorpion in Southern Africa. South Africa is a country with some of the most dangerous serpents in the world.

- Black Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricollis) Africa. They are Africa’s longest venomous snake, reaching up to 14 feet in length, although 8.2 feet is more the average. Rattlesnakes are the most poisonous snakes in the world and very much fatal. The African Rock Python (Python sebae) is the largest snake in Africa.

Below are some fascinating and amazing facts about some of Africa’s best 10 most venomous and venomous snakes!

Dangerous and Aggressive Puff Adder is a danger to human life, and the cytotoxic poison is enough to kill someone.

Most snakes are dangerous and just a sting will lead to their venom spreading like wildlife through your body. Their average size is about 40 inches in total length and very stout. Small children and the elderly, so far, have been found to be more susceptible to bites from serpents, and while some lives have been lost in the process, it is worth noting that a snake bite does not necessarily have to kill. Most of the world’s approximately 3,000 snake species are nonvenomous and only 200 are considered by the World Health Organization to be medically significant venomous species. Forest Cobra; The non-famous cousin of the notorious Indian Cobra, the Forest Cobra is mostly found in western and central Africa. When confronted at close quarters it can rear up two-thirds of its length, spread its long narrow hood and will readily "spit" in defense. This southeast African snake is nervous and highly strung. That would be the deep throated politician. Most commonly found in Morocco and Western Arabia, the puff adder is known to cause the most snakebite fatalities in Africa. But seriously, this is a very interesting question. Black mambas live in the savannas and rocky hills of southern and eastern Africa. An Adder can kill four to five men in a few bites.

Black Mamba. King cobra (the world`s largest venomous snake – 5.7 m (18ft 8in)), Black mamba (Africa`s longest venomous snake – 4.5 m (14ft 9in) of length), or a Pit viper are sizeable snakes, injecting large portions of venom in one bite. The Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is Africa’s largest venomous snake, attaining a typical 2.5 m length (8 ft ) but will become so long as 4.5 m (14 ft ). In drier regions of the continent, such as sahels and savannas, the saw-scaled vipers inflict up to 90% of all bites.

According to some researchers it appears that humans are very susceptible to this snake’s venom - it could very well be the most venomous snake to humans! Although Africa is home to four venomous snake families—Atractaspididae, Colubridae, Elapidae, and Viperidae—approximately 60% of all bites are caused by vipers alone.

It is a very alert, nervous, and most poisonous snake. With a lethal dose of 4.25 mg/kg, the venom itself is around the same potency as cyanide. The scorpions size and ability to deliver a …

The most venomous snake in Africa is the boomslang (Dispholidus typus).