1. Egypt and Nigeria
   India
2. Southern Australia and Tasmania
   Russia and China

The tiger snake, or Notechis scutatus, has venom made of neurotoxins, myotoxins, hemolysins and coagulants. They can be various sizes, depending on the size of the prey where they live (and what they eat the most).

1. Australia, Vietnam, and Quebec
   Tanzania, Korea, and Australia
2. Japan, China, and Korea
   Hawaii

The Japanese pit viper goes by many names and is related to the copperheads and cottonmouths that are found in the United States. However, pit vipers are usually found in China, Japan, and Korea.

1. England and Scottland
   The Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
2. South Africa
   Madagascar

The banded krait is one of the largest kraits. It can grow over six feet long. While it might not look like much from far away, banded kraits have incredibly toxic venom, but the snakes usually only bite at night (because they are the things nightmares are made of).

1. East India and Russia
   China and Japan
2. Polynesia
   Australia and New Guinea

The eastern brown snake is also known as a common brown snake. It is extremely venomous, though it looks rather harmless ... until it stands up (which only happens right before it strikes).

1. North Africa
   South America
2. Canada
   Japan

Ceraste ceraste is easy to spot with two horns above its eyes ... well actually, it blends in pretty well with the sand, so it's not easy to spot. It has two names because it doesn't have any subspecies yet.

1. Canada
   South America
2. Southern Europe
   India

You might recognize this guy as the tropical or common rattlesnake. The Crotalus durissus is another form of pit viper. As a matter of fact, it is the pit viper that is distributed most widely around the world.

1. Sub-Saharan Africa
   Brazil
2. Panama
   Mexico

Black mambas can grow up to nine feet long. They are considered one of the most venomous snakes on the planet, and they're fast too. However, scientists have theorized that their venom can actually create pain killers.

1. Northern Europe
   Central and South America
2. South Africa
   Australia

The eyelash viper can be identified by its horns and the scales above its eyes. While they come in a wide variety of colors, they usually blend in with their surroundings. Don't you want to buy this one some mascara?

1. Australia
   Florida
2. The Middle East and Central Asia
   Canada

Echis carinatus is another form of viper. They are a part of the Chordata phylum. While they are mostly found in the Indian subcontinent, they can also be found in various parts of the Middle East as well.

1. East India and Northern Japan
   Northern Japan
2. West and Central Africa
   South Africa

Atheris squamigera is an incredibly colorful snake, but don't get too close. Even though they have very dangerous venom, people still like to keep them as pets ... maybe because their scales almost look like feathers?

1. Brazil
   Spain
2. France
   Italy

The golden lancehead can be found off the coast of Sao Paulo. Just looking at the creature can tell you where it received its name. These snakes are gold with an arrow-shaped head commonly found in vipers of its kind.

1. Southern Africa
   North America
2. Eastern Europe
   Chile

Also known as the yellow cobra, the cape cobra is found in the southern arid regions of Africa. Its venom can affect your respiratory system. While you might think this guy is easy to spot in the wild, it actually blends in pretty well in the South African deserts.

1. Northeastern United States
   Western Brazil
2. Eastern Brazil
   Southeastern United States

There is something so terrifying about a snake with a striped pattern — probably because nearly all of them are venomous. The eastern coral snake is also known as the American cobra. Its bite seems like it does nothing, but it is highly venomous.

1. The Atlantic
   The Pacific
2. It lives in every ocean.
   The Indian

The yellow-bellied sea snake likes tropical waters, and it is found in every ocean except the Atlantic ocean. It has a flattened tail to help it swim. There are few things more terrifying than a venomous snake that is found in the water!

1. Northern Africa
   Central Africa
2. Southern Africa
   It doesn't live in Africa.

Atheris hispida is another form of viper. It has large scales that give it a spiky appearance, almost like a dragon. This is another venomous snake that is often kept as a pet (by people who like to live dangerously, we suppose).

1. The Dead Sea
   The Great Lakes
2. The Indo-Pacific Oceanic Waters
   The Red Sea

This crazy creature is identified by its black and white stripes and a yellow nose. Some groups of yellow-lipped sea kraits don't have breeding schedules, which can make them difficult to track.

1. Northern Scotland
   Northern Ireland
2. Southwestern United States
   Southeastern United States

In case you haven't guessed by their names, these snakes only grow to be about two feet long, but that doesn't make them any less toxic. Their scales are rough, so they look dull instead of slimy.

1. Eastern United States
   Japan
2. East Africa
   Eastern Russia

This guy goes by many names, including east African green mamba or white-mouthed mamba. They are almost always found in trees and have an extremely painful and venomous bite that can paralyze its victims.

1. Australia
   Zimbabwe
2. The United States
   Spain

This mean looking creature is one of Australia's most commonly encountered snakes, which is terrifying because of how venomous they really are. They usually mate during the spring months.

1. East and Southeast Africa
   North and Northeast Russia
2. South and Southeast Asia
   North and Northwest United States

No, these snakes are not related to Mr. Peanut. They are described as monocled because of the spot on their back that looks like an eye. The monocled cobra is a pretty common cobra in South and Southeast Asia.

1. Egypt and other parts of Africa
   Madrid and other parts of Spain
2. Rome and other parts of Italy
   Washington and other parts of the US

The Egyptian cobra is the second largest cobra species in Africa as they can reach up to nearly ten feet long when they are fully grown. The species is so old that they were featured on the crowns of pharaohs.

1. North America
   South America
2. Japan
   Ireland

These masters of disguise have no subspecies, and you can find them nesting on jungle and forest floors (if you can see them). They are usually found in northern parts of South America, east of the Andes Mountains.

1. The U.S. and Mexico
   India and China
2. Egypt and India
   Spain and Portugal

The sidewinder is also called the horned rattlesnake. It gets its name from the way it moves across desert landscapes: sideways, leaving interesting tracks in the sand that cannot be mistaken for anything else.

1. North America
   Eatern Europe
2. Northern Ireland
   South America

Bothrops alternatus is another pit viper species. They come in various colors, but also have unique patterns on their backs to blend in. They are usually found in the tropical areas of northern South America.

1. Eastern North America
   Western South America
2. Northern Africa
   Southern India

Copperheads are great at camouflaging themselves. This often leads to unexpected encounters with humans as they are found in the Eastern United States, including very densely populated areas.

1. Korea
   Australia
2. Japan
   New Zealand

Inland taipans, which also go by the name of the western taipans, have small scales that make them look shiny or slimy. However, they are usually found in the semi-arid habitats of Australia.

1. Africa
   Europe
2. China
   Japan

These vipers have fangs that are nearly two inches long, and, if that wasn't scary enough, the gaboon viper is the snake that can hold the most venom at a single time. That's more deaths for them and more frightening for us!

1. Northwestern Russia
   Southeastern United States
2. Southern Ireland
   Western Europe

Copperheads are generally found in the Southeastern United States. If they feel threatened, they will coil their bodies and show off their fangs. If you see a copperhead in this position, run, because it may strike.

1. The Jungle
   The Desert
2. The Coast
   The Mountains

The coastal taipan can be found in the coastal regions of Australia and New Guinea. They eat small, warm-blooded animals. These snakes are large, which means that they produce a lot of venom and can inject quite a bit into their victims.

1. Southern India
   The Far East
2. The Middle East and North Africa
   North America

While this picture might not depict it, the Macrovipera lebetina can be found in a variety of colors. They are some of the most venomous vipers on the planet and blend right in to their surroundings.

1. Georgia and Ireland
   Texas and Mexico
2. India and Africa
   Canada and New York

The western diamondback is generally found in the arid regions of Texas and Mexico as well as the desert regions of Arizona. They are responsible for most snakebite-related deaths in these regions.

1. Japan
   Korea
2. Vietnam
   China

At first look, you might think this snake is something out of Beetlejuice because the many-banded krait has a small head and black and white stripes. However, this snake is real and real poisonous.

1. Northern Mexico
   Western United States
2. Eastern United States
   Western Canada

The timber rattlesnake is also known as a canebrake rattlesnake or a banded rattlesnake. It can grow up to five feet long and is yet another species of pit viper that is found in the United States.

1. Europe
   Africa
2. Asia
   Antarctica

While you might think that its name makes it sounds like a dinosaur species, these bright green snakes are actually vipers. They prefer to live in trees, as they can blend in well with the colors.

1. Asia
   Europe
2. North America
   South America

Crotalus durissus is considered very dangerous throughout South America. Their appearance might fool you into thinking they aren't venomous, but they are actually yet another form of pit viper.

1. Europe
   South America
2. India
   Canada

Lachesis muta is considered extremely dangerous in South America, where it lives. It looks almost like burnt leaves, which helps it blend in with its surroundings like a professional.

1. Australia and New Guinea
   New Zealand and Korea
2. India and Korea
   Polynesia

What could possibly be more frightening than a snake? How about a cannibal snake? The death adder actually hunts other snakes. They look like vipers and have one of the most dangerous bites in the world.

1. Southeast Asia and Northern Australia
   Japan and China
2. New Guinea and Northern Australia
   New Zealand and Japan

These snakes rarely strike humans to kill. However, if they do, their venom is so potent it can kill a thousand people with just a couple of milligrams ... talk about overkill, don't you think?