Dugite

Famous urban-interface venomous snake in Western Australia.

GenusPseudonaja

RegionOceaniaWestern Australia

Photo: Valentin Moser · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Dugite

Photo: Valentin Moser · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Dugite

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 32 + 0.45 × 4738.8

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)39.1

× Delivery (1.00)39.1

× Encounter (0.96)37.6

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

Score38

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)

0.660mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

6mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

5-15%

WHO Importance

Cat. 2

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Paralysis

Gastrointestinal

Nausea or vomiting

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure