Table 57.
Oral exposure calculation for snakes
| Snake body weight (g) | Prey weight in g (40.25% of snake bw) | Total surface of prey (cm2)a | Applied rate (mg/cm2)b | Prey dermal dose (mg/kg bw) | Food intake (kg ww/kg bw) | Oral exposure of snake (mg/kg bw) (application rate = 1 kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 0.5635 | 0.8114 | 0.01 | 7.199565195 | 0.4025 | 2.898 |
| 2.87 | 1.155175 | 1.2295 | 0.01 | 5.321791963 | 0.4025 | 2.142 |
| 11 | 4.4275 | 2.6766 | 0.01 | 3.022733445 | 0.4025 | 1.217 |
| 100 | 40.25 | 9.6078 | 0.01 | 1.193510301 | 0.4025 | 0.48 |
| 1,000 | 402.5 | 36.4437 | 0.01 | 0.452716342 | 0.4025 | 0.182 |
bw: body weight.
a
The total surface of prey was divided by 2 for calculating the prey dermal dose assuming that only the upper side of the prey was oversprayed.
b
Equal to standardised application rate of 1 kg/ha.