Comparative Snake Venom Analysis for Facilitating Wildlife Forensics: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Quantitative elemental analysis of Naja naja and Daboia russelii venoms using ICP-MS. Na, sodium; K, potassium; Ca, calcium; Mg, magnesium; Al, aluminum; V, vanadium; Cr, chromium; Mn, manganese; Fe, iron; Co, cobalt; Ni, nickel; Cu, copper; Zn, zinc; ppm , parts per million; RSD, relative standard deviation.

Name of element	Naja naja venom (ppm)	RSD (%)	Daboia russelii venom (ppm)	RSD (%)
Na	9192.8689	0.9	18887.6104	1.4
K	955.6169	1.8	6108.1359	3.3
Ca	362.9142	0.7	361.4635	3.9
Mg	2745.2567	0.7	601.0782	1.6
Al	116.6738	2.2	122.8210	2
V	0.3049	5.5	0.3059	0.6
Cr	2.7004	1.7	2.8973	1.5
Mn	9.3255	0.8	4.2961	2.2
Fe	128.7793	0.3	166.0583	3.6
Co	0.1222	1.9	0.0951	3
Ni	1.7695	0.3	2.121	2.1
Cu	3.4218	1.4	3.6992	0.9
Zn	5317.9606	1.2	699.3199	1.6