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This Black Mamba Isn't the Deadliest Snake
THIS SNAKE ISN'T THE DEADLIEST
A short from AnimalDex, from How Many People Die From Snake Bites? Up to 513,000 a Year. Every claim in it comes from that page, which has the full detail and sources.
Published 31 October 2026. AI-narrated, with motion added to some images.
Transcript
- 0:00THIS SNAKE ISN'T THE DEADLIEST. This black mamba doesn't kill the most people. So which snake does?
- 0:04UP TO 500,000 A YEAR. Scientists just found snakes kill up to half a million people a year.
- 0:08NEVER COUNTED. That's way more than anyone counted, because many die at home.
- 0:12NOT HIM EITHER. And the big killer probably isn't this fat puff adder either.
- 0:16RULER-SIZED. A top suspect: the saw-scaled viper, as short as a school ruler. People step on it at night.
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