cross-posted from: https://wolfballs.com/post/15919
Schizopost or something to it?
Submitted 3 years ago by squashkin@wolfballs.com to freeforum@wolfballs.com
cross-posted from: https://wolfballs.com/post/15919
Schizopost or something to it?
There's nothing wrong with using natural poisons to make stuff. We do it all the time. You may know Botox ? Its made from the most poisonous toxins known. Snake venom is used similarly in research, but its not possible to deliver it as medication easily.
Sal@mander.xyz 3 years ago
King cobra toxins are mostly a mixture of phospholipases and neurotoxins that act on the cholinorgenic system to cause paralysis. Death from a king cobra bite usually occurs because the paralysis of the lungs prevents one from breathing, causing death.
A few important things to consider:
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 3 years ago
Yep. Just to clarify: "Snake venom denatures" is like eggs. When you cook an egg, its proteins start breaking down. This is denaturation. Same thing happens with most proteins, including snake venom.
Snake venom "spoils" easily - i.e "denaturation".