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Some medically important snakes found in Australia and the Pacific islands*

Some medically important snakes found in Australia and the Pacific islands*
Consult a regional poison control center or clinician with expertise in treating bites caused by Australian or Pacific Island snakes for medical therapy including indications for giving antivenom, specific antivenom to use, and dosing.
Common name Scientific name Additional effects Antivenom
Snakes potentially causing paralysis
Tiger snake Notechis scutatus (includes N. ater) Coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis, and acute kidney injury Monovalent and polyvalent
Rough scaled snake Tropidechis carinatus Coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis, and acute kidney injury Monovalent and polyvalent
Copperheads Austrelaps species Rhabdomyolysis Monovalent and polyvalent
Brown snakes Pseudonaja species Coagulopathy and acute kidney injury predominate, paralysis rare Monovalent and polyvalent
Taipans Oxyuranus species Coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis, and acute kidney injury Monovalent and polyvalent
New Guinea small-eyed snake Micropechis ikaheka Coagulopathy and rhabdomyolysis Polyvalent
Death adder Acanthophis species Paralysis only Monovalent and polyvalent
Sea snakes Numerous genera and species Rhabdomyolysis, secondary kidney failure Monovalent
Snakes causing systemic illness without paralysis, sometimes with local tissue damage
Broad-headed snake Hoplocephalus species Coagulopathy only, no significant local effects Monovalent (Tiger snake antivenom), polyvalent
Red-bellied black snake Pseudechis species Coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis Monovalent (Tiger snake or Black snake antivenom), polyvalent
Mulga, Papuan black, and Collett snakes Pseudechis species Coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis, and acute kidney injury Monovalent (Black snake antivenom), polyvalent
* Antivenom name and manufacturer, comprehensive listings of venomous Australian snakes by geographical region, and more precise geographic distribution of specific snake species may be found at Toxinology snake search.
¶ Local effects include swelling, blistering, hemorrhagic skin changes, and bruising.
Data from:
  1. White J. Overview of venomous snakes of the world. In: Medical Toxicology, 3rd ed, Dart RC (Ed), Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2004, p.1543.
  2. Clinical toxinology resources. www.toxinology.com (Accessed March 26, 2013).
  3. Venomous snakes and antivenoms search interface, World Health Organization.
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