Venom and Antivenom Guide

Choose a snake to see a brief venom profile, possible effects on people, and antivenom products listed for that species.

Snake species Indian cobra · Naja naja Russell’s viper · Daboia russelii Saw-scaled viper · Echis carinatus Terciopelo · Bothrops asper Coastal taipan · Oxyuranus scutellatus

Venom profile

Possible effects on people

Antivenom listed in Impact’s database

A snakebite is a medical emergency. This page is for learning only: symptoms vary, and a database listing does not mean a product is approved or available where a bite occurs. Antivenom choice and treatment must be decided by medical professionals using local guidance.

Sources: SnakeDB toxicity by species; WHO snakebite envenoming fact sheet; Impact Global Health medicines database and its product profiles.

SnakeDB marks the selected species as venomous; it does not classify their clinical venom effects. The effect summaries here describe possible syndromes, not what will happen in every bite.