19. Inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)
The inland taipan inhabits deserts and semi-arid areas of Australia. Considered to be the most venomous snake, we have not listed it at the top of our 20 most deadliest snakes in the world because of very rare encounters with people, although the bites are almost always lethal, after 30-45 minutes. It is a long species, of average 1.8 meters, and evenly brownish in color. It is very fast and nervous snake and will gladly return the assault.
