White-lipped Pit Viper

Common in Southeast Asia. Arboreal. Green with white lip.

FamilyViperidae

GenusTrimeresurus

RegionAsiaSoutheast Asia

Photo: Rushenb · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

White-lipped Pit Viper

Photo: Rushenb · Source: Wikimedia Commons · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

White-lipped Pit Viper

Danger Score

Final Danger Score

Venom Core

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

0.55 × 24 + 0.45 × 2725.4

Modifiers

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

× Speed (1.01)25.6

× Delivery (1.00)25.6

× Encounter (0.96)24.6

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

Score25

Venom Profile

Type

HemotoxicTargets blood and circulatory system; disrupts clotting and can cause bleeding disorders.,CytotoxicDestroys cells and damages tissue; can cause permanent tissue damage and disfigurement.

Venom Yield

Low

Venom Speed

Quick

Delivery Method

Hinged front fangs

Potency (SC Equivalent)

6.300mg/kg LD50

Max Dry Yield

30mg dry

Clinical Severity

Fatality (Untreated)

1-5%

WHO Importance

Cat. 2

Local Effects

Pain at bite site, Swelling, Necrosis

Blood

Internal bleeding

Causes of Death

Massive internal bleeding