Wagler's Pit Viper

Arboreal. Docile. Temple pit viper in Penang.

GenusTropidolaemus

RegionAsiaSoutheast Asia

Photo: Rushen · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Wagler's Pit Viper

Photo: Rushen · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Wagler's Pit Viper

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 9 + 0.45 × 78.1

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)8.2

× Delivery (1.00)8.2

× Encounter (0.86)7.0

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

Score7

Type

HemotoxicTargets blood and circulatory system; disrupts clotting and can cause bleeding disorders.

Venom Yield

Low

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Hinged front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

18.000mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

25mg dry

Fatality (Untreated)

0-1%

WHO Importance

Local Effects

Pain at bite site, Swelling, Tissue damage