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junglepython2
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Well it shows that the is a very likely chance that the ld50's for humans would be different than the ld50's for mice, dogs, cats, elephants, cattle, mongooses etc. So its not credible to just delcare that Australia has 6 of the top 10 just because they do for mice... Of course theirs no test on humans to prove that they it isnt credible either....
I will post the studies soon[ I need to find them all] but the thing with studies is that their are so many factors that effect envenomation symptoms that it is very hard to compare them are reach a conclusion...It's a bit like the ld50 in that regard through its probably even more hard to judge how credible it is.
Using envenomation symtoms from uncontrolled studies or reports is next to useless in deciding who has the most toxic venom drop for drop for numerous reasons. While not perfect the LD50 is the only controlled test we currently have. On a side note I have no doubt that overseas snakes have more serious symptoms or side-effects for those that manage to survive the bite.