Red-bellied Black Snake

Often found near water. Generally shy. Bites painful but rarely fatal with treatment.

FamilyElapidae

GenusPseudechis

RegionOceaniaEastern Australia

Photo: Matt from Melbourne, Australia · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 2.0

Red-bellied Black Snake

Photo: Matt from Melbourne, Australia · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 2.0

Red-bellied Black Snake

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 38 + 0.45 × 1728.6

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)28.8

× Delivery (1.00)28.8

× Encounter (0.96)27.7

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

Score28

Venom Profile

Type

NeurotoxicAffects the nervous system; disrupts nerve-muscle communication and can cause paralysis or respiratory failure.,HemotoxicTargets blood and circulatory system; disrupts clotting and can cause bleeding disorders.,MyotoxicDamages muscle tissue, causing myonecrosis (muscle death) and contributing to long-term morbidity.

Venom Yield

Moderate

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Fixed front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

2.500mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

37mg dry

Clinical Severity

Fatality (Untreated)

0-1%

WHO Importance

Cat. 2

Local Effects

Pain at bite site, Swelling

Blood

Coagulopathy

Gastrointestinal

Nausea or vomiting

Causes of Death

Massive internal bleeding