Nose-horned Viper

One of Europe's most recognizable vipers.

GenusVipera

RegionEuropeBalkans, Southern Europe

Photo: Benny Trapp · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 3.0

Nose-horned Viper

Photo: Benny Trapp · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 3.0

Nose-horned Viper

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 26 + 0.45 × 2726.5

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)26.7

× Delivery (1.00)26.7

× Encounter (0.86)23.0

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

Score23

Type

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

Venom Yield

Low

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Hinged front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

3.600mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

20mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

1-5%

WHO Importance

Cat. 2

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Paralysis

Gastrointestinal

Nausea or vomiting

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure