Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The inland or western taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus, is the most venomous snake in the world, according to Britannica.

Deserts are home to various snake species that have adapted to survive extreme conditions, from the highly venomous Inland Taipan in Australia ... These snakes are very important in controlling ...

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Florence man Jeffrey Leibowitz was bitten by the most venomous snake in the world — the inland ...