I need to know where everyone gets their proof that some sea snake has the most toxic venom or potent. As I mentioned in my earlier post there has only been two clinical tests done on venom to scientificly measure the toxicity. The recent tests Jamie Seymour has been conducting on human heart cell cultures and the older LD50's. Neither can be used as gospel for all the variables and differences that any snake bite can truly be measured as fact. Although both tests still claim the (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) Inland Taipan 0.025 is most toxic land or sea. The LD50's even crown the (Pseudonaja textilis) Eastern brown 0.0365 as being more toxic than any sea snake. Then the most toxic sea snake being (Aipysurus duboisii) Dubois's sea snake 0.044 . These being the only scientific tests done on venoms it's the only academic proof we have. Unless someone knows of another test with solid results being documented their claims of anything opposing is purly speculation.

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