Blue Malayan Coral Snake

Long, slender. Red head and tail, blue-black dorsum. Potent neurotoxin; bites rare.

GenusCalliophis

RegionAsiaSoutheast Asia

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Blue 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 × 33 + 0.45 × 3734.8

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)35.1

× Delivery (1.00)35.1

× Encounter (0.78)27.4

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

Score27

Type

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

Venom Yield

Low

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

1.500mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

15mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

2-8%

WHO Importance

Cat. 2

Local Effects

Pain at bite site, Swelling

Neurological

Numbness or tingling, Paralysis, Difficulty breathing

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure