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Some medically important venomous snakes found in Asia*

Some medically important venomous snakes found in Asia*
Consult a regional poison control center or clinician with expertise in treating bites caused by Asian snakes for medical therapy including indications for giving antivenom, specific antivenom to use, and dosing.
Common name Scientific name Regional distribution Additional effects Antivenom
Snakes causing paralysis
King cobra Ophiophagus hannah Southeast Asia Local Monovalent and polyvalent
Philippines cobra Naja philippinensis Southeast Asia Uncommonly causes local necrosis Monovalent
Thai spitting cobra Naja siamensis Southeast Asia Local injury and tissue necrosis predominates Monovalent and polyvalent
Monocled cobra Naja kaouthia Southeast Asia Local and tissue necrosis Monovalent and polyvalent
Chinese cobra Naja atra Southeast Asia and China Local swelling, necrosis possible Monovalent
Indian cobra Naja naja India Local, necrosis common Polyvalent
Asian coral snakes Calliophis and Maticora species Southeast Asia Paralysis only No specific antivenom
Kraits Bungarus species Southeast Asia, India, and China Paralysis only typical, rhabdomyolysis for some species Polyvalent (limited benefit)
Death adder Acanthophis species Southeast Asia Paralysis only typical , mild anticoagulant coagulopathy for Papua New Guinea species Monovalent and polyvalent
Russell's viper Daboia russelii Southeast Asia and India Local, coagulopathy, tissue necrosis, rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury, and paralysis Polyvalent
Viper, Adders Vipera and Macrovipera species Asia Local, coagulopathy, hypotension, and acute kidney injury Monovalent for some but not all species
Long nosed viper Vipera ammodytes Asia Local Monovalent and polyvalent
Sea snakes Numerous genera and species Indo-Pacific oceans Rhabdomyolysis, secondary kidney failure Monovalent
Snakes causing local tissue damage and systemic illness without paralysis
Green tree pit viper Trimeresurus (note also listed as following genera in some publications: Popeia, Crypteletrops, Viridovipera, Himalayophis, Parias, Peltopelor, Garthius and some spp. transferred to other genera, Protobothrops, Ovophis) species SE Asia, China, India, and Japan Hemorrhage and coagulopathy (wide variation in severity, mix of clinical effects, depending upon species) Specific antivenom available for several species (T. albolabris, T. flavoviridis, T. mucrosquamatus)
Carpet or saw scaled vipers Echis species Asia and India Hemorrhage, coagulopathy, tissue necrosis, and acute kidney injury Polyvalent
Asian pit vipers Gloydius species Asia, China, and Japan Hemorrhage, tissue necrosis, and coagulopathy Species dependent:
  • Monovalent: Gloydius blomhoffi (Japan)
  • Polyvalent: Gloydius brevicaudus, G. intermedius, and G. ussuriensis (East Asia)
  • None: Gloydius himalayanus and G. tsushimaensis
Malayan pit viper Calloselasma rhodostoma Southeast Asia Hemorrhage, coagulopathy, tissue necrosis, and acute kidney injury Monovalent and polyvalent
Hundred pace viper, sharp-nosed viper Deinagkistrodon acutus China Hemorrhage, tissue necrosis, and coagulopathy Monovalent
* Antivenom name and manufacturer, comprehensive listings of venomous Asian 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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