South American Coral Snake

Highly venomous coral snake with classic tri-color bands. Secretive but extremely dangerous if it bites.

GenusMicrurus

RegionSouth AmericaSouthern South America

Photo: Silvio Montani · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

Photo: Silvio Montani · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY 4.0

South American Coral Snake

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 48 + 0.45 × 7258.8

Modifiers

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

× Speed (0.94)55.3

× Delivery (1.00)55.3

× Encounter (0.78)43.1

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

Score43

Type

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

Venom Yield

Low

Venom Speed

Slow

Potency (SC Equivalent)

0.450mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

15mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

10-25%

WHO Importance

Cat. 1

Local Effects

Pain at bite site

Neurological

Numbness or tingling, Drooping eyelids, Paralysis, Difficulty breathing

Causes of Death

Respiratory failure