Table 1.
LD50 (mg/kg) | Dose |
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Venom source | no. of LD50 | mg/kg | Live | Dead | Total | |
Western diamondback rattlesnake | 2.81 | 0.6 | 1.58 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1.8 | 5.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Northern Pacific rattlesnake | 1.69 | 0.6 | 0.95 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1.8 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Southern Pacific rattle snake | 1.50 | 0.3 | 0.47 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
1.0 | 1.50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
3.1 | 4.70 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Total | 13 | 11 | 24 | |||
Saline | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 |