Micrurus pyrrhocryptus ~ VenomZone

Venom composition There is no study that reports venom composition.

Clinical Effects, Treatment, Antivenoms See the Clinical Toxinology Resources Website.

Lethal dose

LD(50) on white mice is
0.7 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
0.6 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection
0.5 mg/kg by intravenous injection

LD(50) on Synbranchus marmoratus
(a fish) is
1.5 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
1.3 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection

LD(50) on Gymnotus carapo
(a fish) is
1.4 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
1.2 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection

LD(50) on Amphisbaena cunhai
(a squamate reptile) is
0.4 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
0.2 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection

LD(50) on Liophis typhlus
(a colubrid snake) is
0.3 mg/kg by intramuscular injection
0.1 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection

da Silva Jr. and Aird, 2001.

Infraorder:	Serpentes

Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Micrurus
Species:	pyrrhocryptus

Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Coral snake)

Venom protein entries in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Not in a family

Phospholipase A2 family, Group I subfamily

Phospholipase A2 family, Group II subfamily

Snake three-finger toxin family, Short-chain subfamily

Snake three-finger toxin family, Short-chain subfamily, Orphan group III sub-subfamily

Snake three-finger toxin family, Short-chain subfamily, Type I alpha-neurotoxin sub-subfamily

Venom Kunitz-type family