List of dangerous snakes
Most venomous
The median lethal dose (LD₅₀) of a venom is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.

List of dangerous snakes

Section Title: Most venomous
Table Section Text: The median lethal dose (LD₅₀) of a venom is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.

Species	LD50 SC	Dose	Mice	Humans

Inland taipan (O. microlepidotus)	0.01 mg/kg	110 mg	1,085,000	289

Forest cobra (N. melanoleuca)	0.225 mg/kg	1102 mg	244,889	65

Eastern brown snake (P. textilis)	0.03 mg/kg	155 mg	212,329	58

Coastal taipan (O. s. scutellatus)	0.106 mg/kg	400 mg	208,019	56

Caspian cobra (N. oxiana)	0.18 mg/kg	590 mg	162,165	42

Black mamba (D. polylepis)	0.28 mg/kg	400 mg

Russell's viper (D. russelli)	0.162 mg/kg	268 mg	88,211	22

King cobra (O. hannah)	1.09 mg/kg	1000 mg	45,830	11

Indian cobra (N. naja)	0.80 mg/kg	610 mg	33,689	10

Cape cobra (N. nivea)	0.4 mg/kg	250 mg	31,250	9

Terciopelo (B. asper)	3.1 mg/kg	1530 mg	24,380	6

Gaboon viper (B. gabonica)	5 mg/kg	2400 mg	24,000	6

Saw-scaled viper (E. carinatus)	0.151 mg/kg	72 mg	23,841	6

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Venom yield for Eastern brown snake (P. textilis) species is 155 mg.

final_sentence: Venom yield for Eastern brown snake (P. textilis) species is 155 mg.