Boomslang

Rear-fanged. Highly potent hemotoxic venom but very low yield. Bites rare.

GenusDispholidus

RegionAfricaSub-Saharan Africa

Photo: Miguel da Fonseca · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC0

Boomslang

Photo: Miguel da Fonseca · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC0

Boomslang

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 50 + 0.45 × 9369.4

Modifiers

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

× Speed (0.94)65.2

× Delivery (1.00)65.2

× Encounter (0.78)50.8

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

Score51

Type

HemotoxicTargets blood and circulatory system; disrupts clotting and can cause bleeding disorders.

Venom Yield

Very Low

Venom Speed

Slow

Delivery Method

Rear fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

0.210mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

8mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

30-50%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Neurological

Headache, Weakness or drowsiness

Blood

Internal bleeding, Coagulopathy

Gastrointestinal

Nausea or vomiting

Causes of Death

Massive internal bleeding