Intravenous LD-50s
| Scientific name |
Common name (or species complex) |
LD-50 (mg/kg) |
Notes |
| Pseudonaja textilis |
Eastern brown snake |
0.01 |
|
| Oxyuranus scutellatus |
Coastal taipan |
0.013 |
Oxyuranus scutellatus canni (Papua New Guinea taipan)
should be considered as having the same venoms composition until
proven otherwise |
| Notechis scutulatus |
Mainland tiger snake |
0.04 |
Geographic locations not given, variations of venom across
range significant |
| Crotalus tigris |
Tiger rattlesnake |
0.056 |
|
| Dispholidus typus |
Boomslang |
0.071 |
|
| Crotalus viridis concolor |
Midget faded rattlesnake |
0.0825 |
|
| Bungarus multicinctus |
Many banded krait |
0.113 |
|
| Daboia russelli russelli |
Russels viper |
0.133 |
|
| Laticauda laticauda |
Banded sea krait |
0.163 |
|
| Bungarus caeruleus |
Indian krait |
0.169 |
|
| Hydrophis fasciatus |
Banded small headed sea snake |
0.175 |
|
| Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus |
Mojave green rattlesnake |
0.189 |
|
| Bitis caudalis |
Horned puff adder |
0.2 |
|
| Pelamis platurus |
Yellow bellied sea snake |
0.22 |
|
| Crotalus scutulatus salvini |
Huamantlan rattlesnake |
0.24 |
|
| Acanthophis antarcticus |
Common death adder |
0.25 |
Species complex, geographical data not indicated |
| Atractaspis engaddensis |
Mole viper |
0.25 |
|
| Dendroaspis polylepsis |
Black mamba |
0.25 |
|
| Enhydrina schistosa |
Beaked sea snake |
0.26 |
|
| Crotalus durissus terrificus |
Cascabel |
0.262 |
|
| Pseudocerastes fieldi |
Field's horned viper |
0.275 |
|
| Naja melanoleuca |
Black forest cobra |
0.289 |
|
| Micrurus fulvius |
coral snake species |
0.3 |
|
| Pseudechis australis |
Mulga snake |
0.3 |
|
| Vipera palaestinae |
Palestine viper |
0.3 |
|
| Walterinnesia aegyptia |
Desert cobra |
0.3 |
|
| Laticauda semifasciata |
sea snake species |
0.34 |
|
| Naja atra |
Chinese cobra |
0.345 |
|
| Vipera latifii |
True viper species |
0.348 |
|
| Naja naja |
Spectacled cobra |
0.35 |
Careful - any Asiatic cobra may have been referred to as
N. naja in the past |
| Trimeresurus albolabris |
White lipped tree viper |
0.37 |
|
| Naja kaouthia |
Monocled cobra |
0.373 |
|
| Deinagkistrodon acutus |
Sharp-nosed pit viper |
0.38 |
Fomerly in Agkistrodon genus |
| Micrurus nigrocinctus |
Black banded coral snake |
0.394 |
|
| Daboia russelii formosensis |
Russell's viper subspecies |
0.4 |
Synonym of D.r. siamensis, locality info lacking |
| Laticauda colubrina |
Banded sea krait |
0.4 |
|
| Naja haje |
Egyptian cobra |
0.42 |
Give locality - southern African forms now regarded as separate
species, N. annulifera |
| Hydrophis cyanocinctus |
Annulated sea snake |
0.456 |
|
| Bothrops jararacussu |
Jararacussu' |
0.46 |
|
| Pseudechis porphyriacus |
Red-bellied black snake |
0.54 |
|
| Vipera berus |
Adder |
0.55 |
|
| Naja nivea |
Cape cobra |
0.57 |
|
| Vipera bornmuelleri |
True viper species |
0.605 |
|
| Naja nigricollis |
Black necked spitting cobra |
0.63 |
|
| Cerastes vipera |
Sahara sand viper |
0.64 |
|
| Macrovipera lebetina |
Levantine viper |
0.64 |
Specimens from N. Africa are referrable to M. mauretanica |
| Echis pyramidum (Egypt) |
Saw-scaled viper |
0.65 |
Formerly part of E. carinatus species complesx |
| Dendroaspis jamesoni |
Jameson's mamba |
0.72 |
|
| Micrurus alleni |
coral snake species |
0.74 |
|
| Tropidolaemus wagleri |
Wagler's viper |
0.7833 |
Formerly in Trimeresurus genus |
| Dendroaspis viridis |
Western green mamba |
0.8 |
|
| Lapemis hardwickii |
Hardwicke's sea snake |
0.8 |
|
| Vipera ammodytes |
Long-nosed viper |
0.8 |
|
| Pseudocerastes persicus |
Persian viper |
0.83 |
Or P. fieldi, depending on locality |
| Echis pyramidum (Kenya) |
Saw-scaled viper |
0.94 |
Formerly part of E. carinatus species complex |
| Naja oxiana |
Central Asian cobra |
0.96 |
Central Asian cobra, Oxus cobra, |
| Vipera aspis |
Asp viper |
1 |
|
| Crotalus viridis viridis |
Prarie rattlesnake |
1.01 |
|
| Micrurus dumarillii |
coral snake species |
1.02 |
|
| Bothrops jararaca |
Jararaca |
1.1 |
|
| Crotalus viridis helleri |
Southern Pacific rattlesnake |
1.135 |
|
| Thelotornis kirtlandi |
Twig snake |
1.24 |
|
| Bothrops asper |
Terciopelo |
1.244 |
|
| Crotalus durissus durissus |
Neotropical rattlesnake |
1.244 |
|
| Bungarus fasciatus |
Banded krait |
1.289 |
|
| Rhapdophis subminatus |
Red-necked keeled snake |
1.29 |
A very toxic colubrid, was popular in the pet trade as "harmless" |
| Ophiophagus hannah |
King cobra |
1.31 |
Give locality, this species is about to be split |
| Bitis arientas |
Puff adder |
1.32 |
|
| Dendroaspis angusticeps |
Eastern green mamba |
1.5 |
|
| Hemachatus haemachatus |
Rinkhals |
1.5 |
|
| Crotalus intermedius |
rattlesnake species |
1.58 |
|
| Atropoides picadoi |
Central American pitviper species |
1.6 |
Formerly in Bothrops genus |
| Bothriechis schlegelii |
Eyelash viper |
1.6 |
Formerly in Bothrops genus |
| Crotalus willardi willardi |
Ridge-nosed rattlesnake |
1.61 |
|
| Crotalus adamanteus |
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake |
1.65 |
|
| Echis pyramidum (Saudi Arabian) |
Saw-scaled viper |
1.67 |
Or E.c. sochureki if from Western Saudi Arabia, formerly
part of E. carinatus species complex |
| Micrurus annulatus hertwigi |
coral snake species |
1.76 |
|
| Bothrops alternatus |
Urutu |
1.96 |
|
| Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma |
Western cottonmouth |
2.044 |
|
| Vipera palaestinae |
Palestine viper |
2.09 |
|
| Crotalus horridus horridus |
Timber rattlesnake |
2.107 |
|
| Daboia russelli siamensis |
Russell' viper subspecies |
2.11 |
Essential to indicate locality, as venom varies! |
| Crotalus exul |
rattlesnake species |
2.17 |
|
| Hydrophis ornatus |
Reef sea snake |
2.2 |
|
| Atractaspis dohomeyensis |
Mole viper |
2.24 |
|
| Bothrops colombiensis |
South American pitviper species |
2.3 |
|
| Bothrops neuwiedi |
Jararaca pintada |
2.3 |
|
| Agkistrodon bilineatus |
Cantil |
2.4 |
|
| Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori |
Ornate cantil |
2.4 |
|
| Atropoides nummifer |
Jumping viper |
2.4 |
Formerly in Bothrops genus |
| Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen |
Northern copperhead |
2.7 |
|
| Echis ocellatus (Nigeria) |
Saw-scaled viper |
2.71 |
Formerly part of E. carinatus species complex |
| Crotalus atrox |
Western diamondback rattlesnake |
2.72 |
|
| Bothrops atrox |
Barba amarilla |
2.835 |
Species complex, geographical origin not given |
| Echis carinatus sochureki(Pakistan) |
Saw-scaled viper |
2.98 |
Formerly part of E. carinatus species complex |
| Trimeresurus okinavensis |
Himehabu |
3 |
|
| Crotalus pricei pricei |
Twin-spotted rattlesnake |
3.07 |
|
| Echis carinatus multisquamatus (Iran) |
Saw-scaled viper |
3.26 |
Formerly part of E. carinatus species complex |
| Crotalus polystictus |
Mexican blotched rattlesnake |
3.37 |
|
| Trimeresurus flavoviridis |
Okinawa habu |
3.689 |
|
| Agkistrodon piscovorus |
Cottomouth/ Water moccasin |
4 |
|
| Aipysurus eydouxii |
Spine-tailed sea snake |
4 |
|
| Cerastes cerastes |
Desert horned viper |
4 |
|
| Echis coloratus |
Carpet viper |
4.375 |
|
| Praescutata viperina |
Viperine sea snake |
4.5 |
|
| Lachesis muta |
Bushmaster |
4.51 |
Give locality, as L. muta recently split into 3 species |
| Porthidium nasuta |
Hognosed viper |
4.6 |
Formerly in Bothrops genus |
| Cerastes cornutus |
Desert horned viper |
5.05 |
Synonym of C. cerastes |
| Calloselasma rhodostoma |
Malayan pit viper |
5.2 |
Fomerly in Agkistrodon genus. |
| Trimeresurus elegans |
Sakishima habu |
5.225 |
|
| Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus |
Chinese habu |
5.225 |
|
| Trimeresurus stejnegeri |
Chinese green tree viper |
5.225 |
|
| Vipera xanthina |
Near east viepr |
6.7 |
|
| Bitis gabonica |
Gaboon viper |
6.722 |
|
| Eristicophis macmohoni |
Asian sand viper |
7.5 |
|
| Crotalus lepidus klauberi |
Rock rattlesnake |
9 |
|
| Causus rhombeatus |
Night adder |
9.25 |
|
| Gloydius halys |
Pallas' viper |
9.75 |
Fomerly in Agkistrodon genus. Misleading, most data
likely to refer to G. blomhoffii; common name Mamushi |
| Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix |
Southern copperhead |
10.9 |
|
| Sistrurus milarius barbouri |
Red pygmy rattlesnake |
12.59 |
|
| Pseudocerastes persicus |
Persian horned viper |
15.26 |
|