The Indian krait is considered as the deadliest snake in India. Its venom is extremely neurotoxic and induces muscle paralysis and causes death.
No, although all snakes come in the class "reptillia".
the most venomous snake in England is the Adder also known as the common viper
reptiles.
Adder
England has no 'poisonous' snakes but does have a single species of venomous snake - the adder (Vipera berus).
Julia's last words about a "speckled band" were in fact describing "a swamp adder, the deadliest snake in India" see related link
Watson quotes Holmes as saying: "It is a swamp adder! the deadliest snake in India." However, There is no such thing as a 'swamp adder' and there are no adders of any kind in India. In addition, snakes cannot hear sounds they only feel vibrations with very sensitive organs.It has been speculated that what Holmes actually said was: "it is a samp-aderm, the deadliest skink in India." A skink is actually a lizard that might be able to climb and descend a rope and hear a whistle.
A swamp adder.
it is a swamp adder- a type of snake
"It is a swamp adder!" cried Holmes - "the deadliest snake in India." Watson recorded this sentence many years after the actual events for we learn of the secrecy kept until the untimely death of Holmes' client. First of all, there is no such thing as a swamp adder, and India has no adders. Second, have you ever seen a snake slither up a rope or down one for that matter? Another fact of note, snakes are deaf, so the whistle would have been useless, and there is also the problem of getting through the ventilator cover. There has been much speculation about what this "swamp adder" may have been, but one possibility is a hybrid reptile combining a lizard and a snake. What Holmes may have actually said was: "It is a samp-aderm, the deadliest skink in India." This theory was first put forward by Laurence M. Klauber in a 1948 issue of 'The Baker Street Journal' in an article titled 'The Truth about the Speckled Band.'
A death adder is an Australian snake. The definition is venomous Australian snake resembling an adder. It looks like a normal snake, but it is a dangerous creature.
The adder is a snake, and snakes are reptiles.
The Adder is Britain's only poisonous snake :-) there have been no other recorded snakes in BritainBrittains only venomous snake - is the Adder. See the related link for a picture.The European Adder (Vipera berus).Adder
Adder
An adder?
A snake.
No, although all snakes come in the class "reptillia".