Common Death Adder

Uses caudal lure to attract prey. Extremely fast strike. Can deliver multiple bites.

GenusAcanthophis

RegionOceaniaAustralia

Photo: Petr Hamerník · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Common Death Adder

Photo: Petr Hamerník · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Common Death Adder

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 69 + 0.45 × 10083.0

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.08)89.6

× Delivery (1.00)89.6

× Encounter (0.86)77.0

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

Score77

Type

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

Venom Yield

Moderate

Venom Speed

Extremely quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

0.400mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

70mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

50-60%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Numbness or tingling, Paralysis, Difficulty breathing

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure