Banded Malayan Coral Snake

Small coral snake. Red vertebral stripe, red tail. Potent neurotoxin; low yield.

GenusCalliophis

RegionAsiaSoutheast Asia

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Banded Malayan Coral Snake

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Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

Lethality weighted 55% (potency × yield). Clinical weighted 45% (real-world CFR).

0.55 × 18 + 0.45 × 3224.3

Modifiers

Multiplicative scalers - amplify or reduce existing danger, can't create it from nothing.

× Speed (0.94)22.8

× Delivery (1.00)22.8

× Encounter (0.78)17.8

Speed = antivenom window. Delivery = fang efficiency. Encounter = exposure × temperament.

Score18

Type

NeurotoxicAffects the nervous system; disrupts nerve-muscle communication and can cause paralysis or respiratory failure.

Venom Yield

Very Low

Venom Speed

Slow

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

1.050mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

3mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

1-5%

WHO Importance

Cat. 2

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Numbness or tingling, Paralysis, Difficulty breathing

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure