Bushmaster

Longest viper in the world. Produces loud rattling with tail. Rarely encountered.

FamilyViperidae

GenusLachesis

RegionSouth AmericaSouth America

Photo: Salomão Janderson Ferreira Bispo · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Bushmaster

Photo: Salomão Janderson Ferreira Bispo · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Bushmaster

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 51 + 0.45 × 9369.9

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)70.6

× Delivery (1.00)70.6

× Encounter (0.78)55.1

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

Score55

Venom Profile

Type

HemotoxicTargets blood and circulatory system; disrupts clotting and can cause bleeding disorders.,CytotoxicDestroys cells and damages tissue; can cause permanent tissue damage and disfigurement.

Venom Yield

High

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Hinged front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

4.800mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

200mg dry

Clinical Severity

Fatality (Untreated)

30-50%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site, Swelling

Blood

Low blood pressure, Circulatory shock

Gastrointestinal

Nausea or vomiting

Causes of Death

Circulatory shock