Dosage
The initial doses of antivenom recommended are included in the table below, and are based on the average amount of venom injected by each of the snakes concerned. There is evidence, however, that these doses may be insufficient to reverse coagulopathy associated with the bites of several Australian venomous snakes, notably the brown snake and the taipan. Larger initial doses should be considered if there is evidence of severe envenomation (multiple bites, rapidly progressive symptoms, large snakes). The dose of antivenom for children should not be reduced according to their weight, since the amount of venom injected by the snake is independent of the victim’s size.
| Species | Antivenom | Initial Dose |
| Bardick, Echiopsis curta | Death Adder | 1 vial |
| Black Tiger Snake, island tiger snake, Notechis ater ater | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Blue-Bellied Black Snake, spotted black snake, Pseudechis guttatus | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Broad-Headed Snakes, Hoplocephalus spp. | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Butler's Black Snake, Pseudechis butleri | Black Snake | 1 vial |
| Chappell Island Tiger Snake, Notechis ater serventyi | Tiger Snake | 4 vials |
| Clarence River Snake, rough-scaled snake, Tropidechis carinatus | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Collett's Snake, Pseudechis colletti | Black Snake | 1 vial |
| Coastal Taipan, taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus | Taipan | 1 vial |
| Copperheads, Austrelaps superbus, A. ramsayi | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Curl Snake, Suta suta | Polyvalent | 1 vial |
| Death Adders, Acanthophis spp. | Death Adder | 1 vial |
| Dugite, Pseudonaja affinis | Brown Snake | 1 vial |
| Eastern Brown Snake, Pseudonaja textilis | Brown Snake | 1 vial |
| Fierce Snake, inland taipan, small-scaled snake, western taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus | Taipan | 1 vial |
| Gwardar, western brown snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis | Brown Snake | 1 vial |
| Inland Taipan, fierce snake, small-scaled snake, western taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus | Taipan | 1 vial |
| "King Brown" Snake, mulga snake, Pseudechis australis | Black Snake | 1 vial |
| Mainland Tiger Snake, Notechis scutatus | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Mulga Snake, "king brown" snake, Pseudechis australis | Black Snake | 1 vial |
| Papuan Black Snake, Pseudechis papuanis | Black Snake | 1 vial |
| Pygmy Mulga Snake, Pseudechis pailsii | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Red-Bellied Black Snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Rough-Scaled Snake, Clarence River snake, Tropidechis carinatus | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Small-Scaled Snake, fierce snake, inland taipan, western taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus | Taipan | 1 vial |
| Speckled Brown Snake, Pseudonaja guttata | Brown Snake | 1 vial |
| Spotted Black Snake, blue-bellied black snake, Pseudechis guttatus | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Stephen's Banded Snake, Notechis stephensi | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
| Taipan, coastal taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus | Taipan | 1 vial |
| Western Brown Snake, gwardar, Pseudonaja nuchalis | Brown Snake | 1 vial |
| Western Taipan, fierce snake, inland taipan, western taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus | Taipan | 1 vial |
| Whip Snakes, Demansia spp. | Tiger Snake | 1 vial |
Last updated: July 2005
