Most venomous snake species (country)

Australia not only contains more species of venomous snake than any other country on earth, but also includes among those snakes no less than nine of the world's top ten most venomous snake species. These include such (in)famous serpents as the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) at #1, the eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) at #2, the coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) at #3, the tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) at #4, and the common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) at #8.