Beaked Sea Snake

Iconic highly venomous sea snake known from fisheries bycatch incidents.

GenusHydrophis

RegionAsia, OceaniaIndo-Pacific

Beaked Sea Snake

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Beaked Sea 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 × 44 + 0.45 × 9366.1

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)66.7

× Delivery (1.00)66.7

× Encounter (0.82)54.7

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

Score55

Type

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

Venom Yield

Very Low

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

0.338mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

8mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

30-50%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Paralysis

Gastrointestinal

Nausea or vomiting

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure