Deadliest hot commonly found in captivity?

[DutchHerp]

maybe the cape cobra. When you say commonly found it throughs a loop in the question. It depends on who you ask as to what they think is common. I have friends who have it all. But each friend including myself have our likes and that is what is in our collections plus a little more. Crotulus dissurus is pretty hot, some of your cobras(pretty common), Bothrops aspers pretty hot, but really you pick an elapid that isnt pretty hot.

Coral Cobra (Aspidelaps) comes to mind.

check the LD50 chart. Then pick the snake with the lowest number that you think is most common in captivity, and that is your answer.

LD50 is a useful tool, but it's used on mice... they can react drastically differently to venom than human beings. To get real accurate LD50, they're gonna have to do it on people, but that would be pretty sick...

My guess would be Green Mojave Rattlesnakes (think that's what they are called from watching a tv show a while ago.. they also said it is the deadliest rattlesnake of them all)? Though, wouldn't green and mojave pretty much be similar?

Yep, Mojave Rattlesnakes (Crotalus scutulatus) are no snakes to mess with. To say they're the most toxic though, I don't think anybody knows for sure. The Neotropical Rattlesnake (C. durissus) is also quite toxic, as is the Tiger Rattlesnake (C. tigris).

Cobras are pretty popular. Copperheads and diamondbacks are usually what most people start out with and then work up to the more exotic types. Rhinos and gaboons are very popular and I dont think people respect gaboons as much as they should you see alot of people free handle them because they say there slow and sluggish and are not quick to strike but that doesnt mean its not going to strike. I think any exotic hot that your local er does not have anti venom for is pretty deadly. And like stated above everyones bodys react differently to venom if you are allergic to it then its going to be alot worse. Plus you have some people that are allerigic to the anti venom.

Danny, I saw a show once where some dumbass got bit twice by a gaboon in a year. You're right, they may seem sluggish, but don't be fooled.

Later, Matt