Venom - page 2

What is the most poisonest animal in the world?
Synanceia verrucosa, a species of stonefish, is lined with dorsal spines that deliver an intensely painful and lethal venom. It is sometimes called th...
How long would it take for venom to kill you?
This mamba has the fastest-acting venom of any snake, but humans are much larger than its usual prey so it still takes 20 minutes for you to die. How ...
Which animal uses venom to protect itself a pit viper a komoda dragon or a lionfish?
What animal uses venom to defend itself?What is viper venom used for?Which animal has the deadliest venom?Are pit vipers dangerous?What animals are i...
Which animal kills you the fastest with venom or poison?
Bacteria in its saliva make an extremely potent neurotoxin which paralyzes your muscles. And once that paralysis hits your diaphragm and rib muscles, ...
Do doctors use venoms for medicine?
Currently, animal venom components are being used as valuable and powerful pharmacologically research tools (Figure 1). Venom derived-drugs have been ...
How does anti-venom work?
Antivenoms work by boosting our immune response after a snakebite. They are made by immunizing donor animals such as horses or sheep with snake venoms...
Is the venom of the viper is used to treat heart attacks?
Venom from the Southeast Asian pit viper, also known as the "hundred pacer," has been used to make a drug shown to prevent strokes and heart attacks. ...
How was venom made?
When Otto Octavius was secretly inhabiting the body and mind of Peter Parker and impersonating Spider-Man, he ambushed Flash and extracted the symbiot...
Is the venom poison?
Venom is a specialised type of poison that has evolved for a specific purpose. It is actively injected via a bite or sting. Because venom has a mixtur...