The hedgehog (Erinaceidae), the mongoose (Herpestidae), the honey badger (Mellivora capensis) and the opossum are known to be immune to a dose of snake venom.
The researchers found adaptations in Komodo dragon genes involved in coagulation that make these lizards immune from the venom anti-coagulant, protecting them from bleeding to death when attacked by another of their own species.
Mongooses, which have some resistance to mamba venom and are often quick enough to evade a bite, will sometimes harass or take a black mamba for prey, and may pursue them in trees. The similarly predatory honey badger also has some resistance to mamba venom.
The mongoose is known for its ability to fight and kill venomous snakes, especially cobras. Their specialised acetylcholine receptors render them immune to venom.
Pythons are not immune to snake venom, while rattlesnakes are not immune to being crushed alive.
Pythons are non-venomous snakes, which means they do not possess venom and therefore do not have fangs. Because of their lack of fangs and venom to kill prey and attack humans, pythons are not poisonous or dangerous.
Python: Who Wins in a Fight? The king cobra is the winner. Both of these large reptiles bring a lot of advantages to the table, such as their size. However, the king cobra has the distinct advantage of having a deadly bite.
Cobras actually fear mongooses so much that they try to avoid confrontation with their formidable little opponent. Due to the mongoose's natural defense against snake venom, the only way a cobra can kill them is with several bites. However, mongooses actually win around 75 to 80 percent of fights with cobras.
Anti-venom is most often made from sheep's blood. The sheep swelled for about 2 days but the blood of the lamb destroyed the venom of the serpent.
A human can collapse within 45 minutes of a Black Mamba bite. Without treatment it can take 7 to 15 hours for a Black Mamba bite to kill you. The sooner a person is treated after the bite, the better his chances of survival. A Black Mamba antidote is administered where necessary, but some people may be allergic.
We have noted at Walkabout Park that most kangaroos bitten by snakes are hand-raised kangaroos. We have seen a disproportionately larger number of hand-raised kangaroos bitten, relative to wild raised kangaroos.
Before we get to the fun bit, we should note that black mambas are from Africa and inland taipans are from Australia. This means under natural circumstances, the two species would never meet.
So far scientists fully understand venom resistance in only four mammals - mongooses, honey badgers, hedgehogs and pigs - as well as several snakes. The golden poison frog is one of the most toxic animals on Earth, deadly to almost all animals except one.
A Komodo dragon would win a fight against a king cobra.
Both creatures are ambush predators, but the king cobra must rely on its venom to kill its enemy before it is attacked and killed.
An adult anaconda would win a fight against a Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon is a highly capable fighter, but it would not be able to deal fatal damage to the anaconda before it was grabbed and crushed. Anacondas can successfully attack crocodiles, creatures that can kill faster than a Komodo dragon.
There aren't many animals that can survive a Komodo attack. A human and another Komodo are pretty much the only ones. This endangered animal, down to about 4,000 in the wild, is at the top of the food chain in its habitat [source: Honolulu Zoo].
Spider antivenom is available and effective for neurotoxic envenomations from Atrax spp. (Funnel web spiders—Australia), Phoneutria spp. (Banana spiders—Brazil), and Latrodectus spp. (Widow spiders—worldwide).
The quick coagulation or blood clotting caused by the Russell's viper venom is of particular interest to scientists — there's a lot of research into how it might be used in medicine. But this effect is only present in healthy blood.
“As the snake venom protein acts late in the blood clotting cascade, it is still effective when the body's system fails to form clots due to the use of blood thinners such as warfarin, which disables the body's natural ability to clot blood,” said Kijas.
A king cobra would win a fight against a kingsnake. The king cobra has the size, venom, and experience of killing other snakes to decisively end this fight. Although the kingsnake has some venom immunity, it does not have immunity to king cobra venom.
The snake often eats the babies of the mongoose. Hence, the mongoose attacks the snake to protect its young ones. Since a mongoose is nimbler than a snake, it can save itself in most cases. It is believed that in a fight between a snake and a mongoose, the mongoose wins 80 per cent of the time.
Mongooses are noted for their audacious attacks on highly venomous snakes, such as king cobras.
A king cobra would win a fight against a taipan.
No immunity is going to save one snake from the other. Needless to say, if one snake ambushes the other, that snake would be in a great position to win the battle. Yet, if these animals encountered each other in an open area, then the king cobra has a massive advantage.
The saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus, is considered the deadliest snake in the world, according to Britannica. This type of snake is said to be responsible for "more human deaths than all other snake species combined." The venom of the saw-scaled viper is not as lethal as other snakes, but it is far more aggressive.
The effects of the venom would take too long to incapacitate the anaconda, giving the constrictor more than enough time to finish the king cobra. This would be a short-term victory, though. The king cobra's venom will get the anaconda eventually.