The venom contains an anticoagulant, mamushi L-amino-acid oxidase (M-LAO). It also contains the peptide ablomin which is highly similar in amino acid sequence to that of the venom, helothermine, of the Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum).
The venom consists of an anticoagulant, mamushi L-amino-acid oxidase (M-LAO), and a peptide called ablomin. This peptide is highly similar to helothermine, which is present in the venom of the Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum).