In India, nearly 20% of the snakes are poisonous n the rest 80% are non -poisonous. The poisonous snakes in India include Russell's viper, saw- scaled viper, cobra, krait, Indian pit vipers etc. read more
SNAKES OF INDIA. Out of about 2,000 species of snakes found in the world, about 272 occur in India, which range from the 10 cm long worm snake to more than 6 meter long pythons and king cobras. They constitute approximately 10 percent of the total snake species found in the world and 80% of them are non-poisonous. read more
The chain viper is known for being one of the four most poisonous snakes found throughout India and is recognized by ophiologists as being the species of snake that causes the most cases of snake bites and the most deaths from snake bites worldwide. read more