*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX3978200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Venom, snake, Crotalus basiliscus basiliscus
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Crotalus basiliscus basiliscus venom
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85IWAZ "Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on
   Mankind," Klauber, L.M., 2 vols., Los Angeles, Univ. of California Press,
   1956  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,767,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2780 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85IWAZ "Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on
   Mankind," Klauber, L.M., 2 vols., Los Angeles, Univ. of California Press,
   1956  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,770,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION           : 229 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85IWAZ "Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on
   Mankind," Klauber, L.M., 2 vols., Los Angeles, Univ. of California Press,
   1956  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,766,1956
 
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