Global Count: Snakes of the world | Global 3000

The world's most dangerous snakes live in Australia. Some produce enough venom in a single bite to kill 250 people.But this same substance can be made into a pain-killer said to be 600 times more effective than morphine, without causing dependency. The smallest snakes in the world slither across the island of Barbados, and the longest strut their stuff in southeast Asia.