Mangrove Snake

Rear-fanged. Mild venom. Nocturnal. Beautiful black and yellow banding.

GenusBoiga

RegionAsiaSoutheast Asia

Photo: Daniel Kopeček · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 3.0

Mangrove Snake

Photo: Daniel Kopeček · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 3.0

Mangrove Snake

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 0 + 0.45 × 00.0

Modifiers

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

× Speed (0.94)0.0

× Delivery (0.50)0.0

× Encounter (0.78)0.0

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

Score0

Type

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

Venom Yield

Low

Venom Speed

Slow

Delivery Method

Rear fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

24.000mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

15mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

0-0%

WHO Importance

Local Effects

Pain at bite site, Swelling, Necrosis