Credit: Craig Cordier / Shutterstock.) Snakes are scary! Or are they? Of the roughly 4,000 snake species in the world, no more than 15 percent are venomous. And unless you live in tropical wilds, your ...

Before listing the top poisonous snakes, it is important to know what makes a snake deadly. The term poisonous is often used, but technically, snakes are venomous. A poisonous creature releases toxins ...