Poiionous Snokos of ihv World 



TABLE 1.- YIELD AND LETHALITY OF VENOMS OF IMPORTANT POISONOUS SNAKES 



Nmlli Ainciiia 



A. Uatlli'simki'S itn)lulii.i) 



Kast»Tii tliauiDmlhnck (C. <til(imanl<ii.i) 

 WestiTii lUauiomUiafk (C. atrux) 

 Timlier {,C. horriilii.i hoiTidtis) 

 I'rairie (C. viriilin viriilis) 

 (.Jri'at Raslii [C. v. Iiitosim) 

 Soiithcni racitU- (C. r. Iicllcri) 

 lU'd (lianiond (('. ruber ruber) 

 Mdjave (C seutiilatus) 

 Siik'wiiuler {('. cerastes) 

 Moccasins {Aijkisirodon) 

 Cottoiuuouth (.1. piscivorus) 

 Copperhead (.4. contortrix) 

 Cantil (.-I. biliiieatus) 

 L'dral snakes {Mierurus) 

 Eastern coral snake (M. fulvius) 



Snake 



B. 



C. 



Central and South America 

 A. Rattlesnakes (Cnitalus) 



Cascabel (C. duri.ssus terriflcus) 

 I?. American lance-headed vipers (Bothrops) 



Barlia aniarilla (B. utrox) 

 C. Bushmaster {Lachcsis mutus) 



Asia 



A. Cobras (Naja) 

 Asian cobra (jV. naja) 



B. Kraits (liungariis) 

 Indian kralt (/J. eaeniJeus) 



C. Vipers {Vipcra) 

 Russell's viper {V. russeUi) 



D. I'it vipers ( Af/kixtrfKloH) 

 Malayan iiit viper {A. rhodostoma) 



Africa 



A. Vipers 



Puff adder (Bitis arirtans) 

 Saw-scaled viper {Echis carinatus) 



B. Mambas (Deiidroaspis) 



Eastern green mamba (D. angusticeps) 



Australia 



A. Tiger snake {Notccliis scutatiif:) 



Europe 

 A. Vipers 



European viper (Vipera berus) 



Indo-Pacific 

 A. Sea snakes 



Beaked sea snake (Enliydrina schistosa) 



AvLTilKL* 

 lillKtll 

 l>l .uliill 



(indium) 



•M)-r,r, 



:{•_'-!(•. 

 .T2-k; 

 ;5(>-ts 

 .•{O-r.2 



22-10 

 l.S-30 



30-50 

 24-3G 

 30-42 



16-28 



20-4S 



4G-,S0 

 70-110 



45-65 

 36-^8 

 40-50 

 25-35 



30-48 

 16-22 



50-72 



30-56 



18-24 



30-48 



Approximate 



yield, ilry 

 veliDiii ( niK. ) 



370-720 

 175-325 

 95-150 

 25-100 

 75-150 

 75-160 

 125-100 

 50-00 

 18-40 



90-148 



40-72 



50-95 



2-6 



20-40 



70-160 



280-450 



170-325 



8-20 



130-250 



40-00 



130-200 

 20-35 



60-95 



30-70 



Intraperi' 



ttineal 



I.I).. 



(mi;.,'k((. ) 



0-18 



7-20 



1.S9 

 3.71 

 2.01 

 2.25 

 2.20 

 1.60 

 6.69 

 0,23 

 4.00 



5.11 

 10.50 



0.97 



0.30 



3.80 

 5.93 



0.40 



3.68 



0.01 



0.80 



Intravenoiii 



1,1).. 

 ( iilK./ kK. ) 



1.6S 

 4.20 



2.(y.\ 



1.61 



1.29 

 3,70 

 0.21 



4.00 



10.92 



2.40 



4.27 



0.40 

 0.09 

 0.08 

 6,20 



2.30 

 0.45 



0.55 



0.01 



