slithering around for many countless years snakes are so old that they existed when dinosaurs roam
the earth whether you're keen on them or fear them they're fascinating in their own right
it's only the venomous snakes that peak people's curiosity if they'll be terrifying or not but
have you noticed that venom isn't one size fits all there are literally different types
of venom and a few people even drink it welcome to animals wow tv in today's video i'll show you some
incredible facts about snake venom and when i say incredible i'm sure you'll be amazed so sit back
and relax and grab a glass of wine as we start the video according to the world health organization
they identify snake bites as an urgent public health issue that's been ignored by many about 2.7
million people are poisoned every year and out of that number 81 000 to 138 000 die from snake bites
snake venom is essentially a special and evolved saliva that contains toxins these toxins are part
of three major groups with a range of proteins and enzymes that help fix and even digest prey
poison may be used as a final resort of the 3 000 species of snakes within the world only
about 600 are known to be toxic and their venom is almost entirely about 90 to 95 percent composed
of protein wait wait wait wait put the snake down i didn't say it might be completely safe
but the main question is how does the venom work alright let me explain say for example
drinking a trial of venom may not provide you with the identical painful results as pouring it on
your open wound but it wouldn't be harmless some could still make its way through your
gastrointestinal system and into your bloodstream the ability of blood to clot is impaired
things can fail the air straight away remember that there are different types of snake venom
if you're ingesting a neurotoxic cobra or a mamba venom and stomach acid doesn't
break it down altogether the venom blocks or overstimulates the systemic nervosa this might
result in reduced eye movement droopy eyelids and difficulty talking swallowing and breathing
if you drink enough of this venom to disrupt the chemical signal sent between your neurons
it might leave you paralyzed if this venom made it into your bloodstream it'd primarily impact
your blood and your heart or it could cause blood cells to lump together causing blockages
and cardiomyopathy this sort of venom would be found in snakes like vipers rattlesnakes and more
mycotoxins during this kind of venom can cause serious damage to muscle cells and cause necrosis
elevated blood potassium levels can cause the center to prevent if this venom made it
into your bloodstream it primarily impact their blood and heart this might cause serious internal
bleeding or it could cause blood cells to lump together causing blockages and coronary failure
this type of venom again can be found in snakes like vipers and rattlesnakes and more mycotoxins
present during this variety of venom could significantly damage your muscle cells or cause
necrosis you'd be having a painful experience because the membranes of your muscle cells
dissolve to make matters even worse toxic proteins from the venom leak into the urine and cause
long-term damage to the kidneys your heart will lose its normal rhythm when the potassium level
in the blood rises the heart may prevent potassium finally if cytotoxic venom from your cobra spice
drink got into your bloodstream it might cause the premature death of cells in your tissues
part of your tissues could become liquefied cobras are a typical example of snakes with
cytotoxic venom all of those are devastating effects that poison can wear on your body
however ingestion of toxicants may play a job within the development of human-derived antidotes
now can snakes run out of poison yes and no poison glands can always consistently produce poison
in other words the snake never actually disappears however it takes time and energy for the glands to
supply poison therefore a sip of all the snake generated poison will essentially leak except
for a brief time but what about drinking a snake's venom from street out of a glass
given the fact that just one bite from a venomous snake could kill you while it's going to be
theoretically possible to drink venom and live to tell the tale there's still a few risks related
to such actions let's delve a little deeper see if we can find an answer as to whether you'll be able
to drink venom and still survive so going by the fact you may be safe if you drink venom overall
drinking venom honestly in my opinion isn't such a great idea although it should theoretically be
harmless inside your stomach it's simply not part of your diet so if you're having any such thoughts
i'd say just chuck it snake wine is taken into account by many to be a miracle cure-all
but how exactly is that cure made it's probably safe to say that almost all people
don't like snakes in fact over half of americans claim that snakes are their biggest fear
and that's overspeaking in public flying and injections combined and that's just when the
snakes are on the bottom going about their daily lives are you able to imagine what these people
would do if the snakes were in their food or worse their liquor for those unwilling to really
ingest the snake itself there's a neater and maybe less direct method of imbibing a snake's
magical properties snake wine a snake sits in a bottle holding another snake in its jaws
visitors to most southeastern asian countries will notice the delicacy instantly a snake
coiled or posed as if about to strike nestled neatly inside a glass bottle full of alcohol
ginseng and wolf berries snake wine is created with a live snake usually the snake gets some
company as smaller insects or sometimes other snakes are added moreover the thought behind the
wine is that the alcohol dilutes and breaks down the snake's venom while preserving the medicinal
essence of the snake's meat after fermenting for several months the wine is prepared the
wine is supposed to be consumed in small amounts roughly an ounce or two at the time as needed
the wine is sometimes sold in touristy areas of asia like roadside stalls and farmers markets
usually months after the bottling has occurred the bottles that contain the stereotypical hooded
cobras tiny lizards or scorpions are usually sold by salesmen hoping to feature some shock value to
their work and appeal to tourists trying to find a center after learning about snake wine try the
venomous snake that was rediscovered after experts thought it absolutely was extinct
if you were bitten by a toxic snake the venom would travel from the fangs and
into your bloodstream within seconds you'd have an occasional chance of survival
how it might go down depends on the sort of venom but let me come back to it in an exceeding moment
snake bites may be dangerous but if you made the choice to drink the venom
the story would take a special turn alright that's it for today guys would you try this snake wine
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