Their venom is not the most potent among venomous snakes, but the amount of neurotoxin they can deliver in a single bite—up to two-tenths of a fluid ounce—is enough to kill 20 people, or even an elephant.

Elephants Never Forget The memory of elephants is legendary, and for good reason. Of all land mammals, elephants possess the largest brains. They have the ability to recall distant watering holes, other elephants, and humans they have encountered — even after the passage of many years.

This idiom is commonly used when referring to someone who has an excellent memory. Example: A friend asked me how I was able to remember his shoe size after I bought him a pair that fit perfectly. ‘An elephant never forgets,’ I told him.

Elephants, regardless of how big they are, are also startled by things that move by them fast, like mice. According to elephant behavior experts, they would be scared of anything moving around their feet regardless of it’s size.. Elephants are not alone in their fear of mice and other rodent like creatures.

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The toxin blocks the ability of acetylcholine, one of the body’s chemical neurotransmitters, to control muscle contraction. The blocking of these receptors causes paralysis, respiratory failure and death. But the king cobra is not fazed by bites from its victims.

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The most venomous animals on Earth, ranked

• Boomslang.
• Dubois sea snake.
• Coastal taipan.
• Cone snail.
• Irukandji jellyfish.
• Blue-ringed octopus.
• Inland taipan snake.
• 1. Box jellyfish. Although the Australian box jellyfish just misses having the most potent venom on this list, it is probably the most deadly.

Like other mamba species, western green mamba venom is among the most rapid-acting venom of snakes. Human fatalities as a result of bites from this species are rare due to the fact that this species does not often cross paths with humans, but bites have occurred and the majority of the recorded bites have been fatal.

Symptoms of envenomation include swelling of the bite site, dizziness and nausea, accompanied by difficulty breathing and swallowing, irregular heartbeat and convulsions progressing to respiratory paralysis. Bites that produce severe poisoning can be quickly fatal.

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The bite of the Western Green Mamba with envenomation can be rapidly fatal (possibly as early as 30 minutes).

“Like cobras and coral snakes, the venom of a black mamba contains neurotoxins,” Viernum told Live Science. She described the venom as “fast-acting.” It shuts down the nervous system and paralyzes victims, and without antivenom, the fatality rate from a black mamba bite is 100 percent.

Polyvalent antivenom of equine origin is produced by Haffkine Institute and King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research in India. A polyvalent antivenom produced by the Thai Red Cross Society can effectively neutralize venom of the king cobra.

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