The Second World War is remembered for many things — from the Holocaust to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with more than half a million houses destroyed in Europe alone. The occurrence of these world-altering events that would be etched in the minds of future generations sometimes camouflage lesser-known and smaller historical events that took place during the war. One lesser known but historically significant incident that took place during the war is that the longest and most poisonous snake ever recorded in history was also killed because of World War 2. One of the most deadly snakes in...