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What term is used for extracting the poison of snakes?
that's called milking the snake
What is snake milk?
"Snake Milk" is a term which refers to the droplets of venom one obtains by "milking" a snake. It is often used for scientific study and the making of anti-venom.
What does it mean to 'milk' a snake?
Milking a snake is the term used for getting venom out of a living snake. It is done by hooking the snake's fangs over the edge of a glass as if it was biting something and pressing on the venom glands. The venom is then used to create anti-venoms and in medical research.
Who invented anti venom?
Albert Calmette first invented antivenin in the 1890s. Calmette sought to cure cobra bites in Vietnam by milking the snakes and injecting the venom into horses to stimulate antibody production.
How much can venom lift?
Venom can lift 40 tons
What is the coral snake's venom yield?
A bite from a coral snake injecting 3-5mg of venom, is usually fatal. Compare that to the Mojave rattle snake which would have to inject three times that amount. The actual yield from 'milking' a Coral snake would be higher - and would depend on the size of the venom glands in each individual snake.
What term is used for extracting the poison of a snake?
The answer is venom its the same with spiders too.
How much did the milking machine cost in the 1930s?
The milking machine in 1930 according to my research costes $2.45, in that time that was quite a bit of money.
What is a sentence with the word venom?
The assassin harvested the venom to poison his target later.We need to get the venom out of your body.Stop spouting out so much vile venom.
What is snake venon used for?
When a person is bitten by a venomous snake the venom is processed as an antidote. Milking venomous snakes of all species is a big business and it is surprising how many people do this as a profession.
How much money did Venom gross worldwide?
Venom grossed $881,745 worldwide.
How much did it cost to get a milking machine in 1879?
1800,000,000,000,000,000,000,000$ and 1 cent!
