AUSTRALIA'S POTENTIALLY MOST VENOMOUS SNAKE: PARADEMANSIA MICROLEPIDOTUS

1 March 1978

journal article
research article
Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia

Vol. 1 (5) , 288-289
https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb112551.x

Abstract

Studies on the venom of the small‐scaled or fierce snake, Parademansia microlepidotus, suggest that its combination of high toxicity and relatively large venom yield make it the most venomous snake in Australia. The species is distinct from the taipan, but its venom is neutralized by taipan antivenom but not other monospecific antivenoms.

Keywords

TOXICITY
AUSTRALIA
VENOMOUS SNAKE
DISTINCT
NEUTRALIZED
MONOSPECIFIC
MICROLEPIDOTUS
PARADEMANSIA

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

REPORT OF RECOVERY FROM TAIPAN BITE
The Medical Journal of Australia, 1969