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Scientists refer to the study of biological toxins as toxinology (not to be confused with toxicology, with a C — as I explain below). From bacterial toxins like anthrax to the deadliest snake venoms, toxinology examines the chemical warfare between animals, plants, fungi and bacteria.
- What is venom in science?
- What is venom in zoology?
- What is the scientific name of snake venom?
- Is venom more powerful than toxin?
- Are sheep immune to rattlesnake venom?
- What is poison apparatus?
- What is Haemotoxic venom?
- Why can humans only be treated with antivenom once?
- What rattlesnake venom does to blood?
- What is cytotoxic snake venom?
- What is neurotoxicity?
- What color is snake venom?
- What is a neurotoxic snake?
- Why does Venom say that is a red one?
- Why is riot stronger than Venom?
What is venom in science?
Venom is defined as a mixture of substances that is produced in specialized glands in the body of a venomous animal and introduced by the aid of a stinging-piercing apparatus into the body of its prey or opponent in order to immobilize/paralyze it. From: Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science, 2005.
What is venom in zoology?
Venom is a type of poison, especially one secreted by an animal. Venom has evolved in a wide variety of animals, both predators and prey, and both vertebrates and invertebrates. ... The toxins in many venoms also have potential to treat a wide range of diseases.
What is the scientific name of snake venom?
The two broad classes of toxins found in snake venoms are neurotoxins (mostly found in elapids) and hemotoxins (mostly found in viperids).
Is venom more powerful than toxin?
Because of the way symbiote genetics work, Toxin is still stronger than Venom's new children, like Sleeper. As the thousandth member of his line, Toxin seemed to be especially important to both Venom and Carnage, implying that perhaps Toxin's status makes him the genetic recipient of built-up power.
Are sheep immune to rattlesnake venom?
No, sheep are not immune to snake venom. Like other ruminants, sheep need salt to prevent bloating. Fencing. Venomous snakes are often said to be poisonous, but poison and venom are not the same thing.
What is poison apparatus?
The poison apparatus of snakes consists of a pair of poison glands, their ducts and a pair of fangs. ... The poison glands are possibly the superior labial glands or parotid glands. Each poison gland is sac-like and provided with a narrow duct at its anterior end.
What is Haemotoxic venom?
Hemotoxins, haemotoxins or hematotoxins are toxins that destroy red blood cells, disrupt blood clotting, and/or cause organ degeneration and generalized tissue damage. ... Injury from a hemotoxic agent is often very painful and can cause permanent damage and in severe cases death.
Why can humans only be treated with antivenom once?
Antivenom cannot reverse the effects of venom once they've begun, but it can prevent it from getting worse. In other words, antivenom cannot un-block a channel once it's already been blocked. Over time, your body will repair the damage caused by the venom, but antivenom can make it a much smaller repair job.
What rattlesnake venom does to blood?
The venom of rattlesnakes and other pit vipers damages tissue around the bite. Venom may cause changes in blood cells, prevent blood from clotting, and damage blood vessels, causing them to leak. These changes can lead to internal bleeding and to heart, respiratory, and kidney failure.
What is cytotoxic snake venom?
Cytotoxins. Snake venom consists mainly of proteins. It is these proteins which cause the toxic effects on the body. Cytotoxic venom works on a molecular level by destroying the cell membrane thus destroying the tissue cell by cell.
What is neurotoxicity?
Definition. Neurotoxicity occurs when the exposure to natural or manmade toxic substances (neurotoxicants) alters the normal activity of the nervous system. This can eventually disrupt or even kill neurons, key cells that transmit and process signals in the brain and other parts of the nervous system.
What color is snake venom?
1): while most venoms of captive specimens show a yellowish color (with different intensities), most venoms of wild specimens are white (Karen de Morais-Zani and Sávio Stefanini Sant'Anna, personal observation).
What is a neurotoxic snake?
Neurotoxic venoms - These venoms consist primarily of neurotoxins that generally cause death by muscle paralysis. Their primary role appears to be producing rapid prey death, especially in prey that are highly resistant to venom (including ectotherms such as fishes, amphibians, and reptiles).
Why does Venom say that is a red one?
In the trailer, the Venom symbiote expressed reluctance about fighting him after noticing that Carnage is a “red one,” which suggests that red symbiotes are naturally more powerful than all other members of his species.
Why is riot stronger than Venom?
So, if we follow the “generation rule" Riot is stronger and more powerful than Venom, because he's from the 999th generation, and Toxin and Scorn are the most powerful of the symbiotes(i'm excluding Anti-Venom because he isn't from the “Venom family" he was created by another means that did not involved Spawning).
