A snake may, at times, inject all the venom in its venom sacs. It will take a number of weeks to produce more venom to replenish the supply. During this time the snake has no protection and is unable to obtain food. Rattlesnakes may inject all their venom if they are highly agitated or frightened.
because it has venom that is so strong that it can kill over 250,000 mice
there is no chmeical formula in the snake venom.
No, sheep are not immune to snake venom.
There is a tiny market for snake venom.
A poisonous snake has venom glands in which it can inject venom when it bites. A non- poisonous snake has no venom glands and will not inject venom , but they can have harmful bacteria in their mouth.
No, because, actually, the snakes' venom is its' saliva (spit). -no kidding! And the species of snake is immune to its own venom. Hope this helps as well.
Simply because all sea snakes are highly venomous ! Their main diet is fish - it's no good biting a fish, and releasing it while the venom takes effect, as the snake would lose the fish in the sea. Sea-snake venom kills almost instantaneously.
Drop-for drop - Belcher's Sea snake is considered to have the most toxic venom.
Eating the venom is not a problem . . . the trouble starts when the venom enters the bloodstream via a snake bite.
Snake venom can be used for medical purposes, such as producing antivenom to treat snakebites. Some components of snake venom have also shown potential in drug development, such as using peptides in research for treatments for conditions like heart disease and autoimmune disorders. Additionally, certain enzymes in snake venom have been utilized in certain diagnostic tests and research studies.
There are three type of snake venom such as neurotoxic,hemotoxic and myotoxic.
Average protein estimation in snake venom is from 49.8 to 96.4% . the age of the snake may affect the percentage of protein content found in the venom