Deadliest hot commonly found in captivity?

[mainbutter]

In terms of how quickly you die from a single bite, anyone have a guess what the deadliest hot commonly found in captivity is?

[MKHerps]

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.

[MKHerps]

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.

[Neal]

They have several snakes with a lower ld50 then the cape cobra, so that would be in-accurate. Plus the cape cobra isn't as common as some other species. I know a guy that keeps an Inland Taipan in captivity, I know several people that keep Black Mambas.

[FIEND_FO_LYFE]

id say puff adder...
really common, and pretty messed up venom. lol

[Neal]

Rattlesnakes are probably one of the most common, among copper heads. They aren't that deadly compared to some of the other ones like rhino vipers, saw scaled vipers, horned vipers, mambas, cobras and such.

[llovelace]

My answer would be the Eastern Diamond Back Rattler

[jparker1167]

you cant really go by how fast you would die from the bite, not all people react the same to venom. if a person was allergic they could die in a few mins. i would say maybe the puff adder or black mamba but its more likely that the puff adder is kept by more people then the black mamba.

[CoolioTiffany]

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?

[Denial]

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.