Which country has more venomous snakes ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

Which country has more species of venomous snakes than any other country in the world  ??

1.  Papua New Guinea 

2.  Botswana 

3.  Australia 

4.  India 

Answer 

It is not INDIA  !!!

India has fewer venomous species of snake. Around 60.

But India has more snake bite deaths  !!!

India ruled out.

Out of 400 venomous snake species globally, this country has about 140+  land snake species and 100 of them are venomous  !!!

17 of 20 venomous snake species found in this country.

This country is little isolated than others and also have harsh environment.

This led to snakes evolving super  potent venom to take down prey fast with little water / energy.

Country         Australia    !!!