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Snake venom is highly modified saliva containing zootoxins that facilitates the immobilization and digestion of prey, and defends against a threat. It is injected by unique fangs after a bite but some species are also able to spit.
The glands that secrete the zootoxins are a modification of the parotid salivary gland found in other vertebrates and are usually situated on each side of the head, below and behind the eye and encapsulated in a muscular sheath. The glands have large alveoli in which the synthesized venom is stored before being conveyed by a duct to the base of channeled or tubular fangs through which it is ejected.
Venoms contain more than 20 different compounds, mostly proteins and polypeptides. A complex mixture of proteins, enzymes, and various other substances with toxic and lethal properties serves to immobilize the prey animal, enzymes play an important role in the digestion of prey, and various other substances are responsible for important but non-lethal biological effects. Some of the proteins in snake venom have very specific effects on various biological functions including blood coagulation, blood pressure regulation, transmission of the nervous or muscular impulse and have been developed for use as pharmacological or diagnostic tools or even useful drugs.
The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a venomous snake endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. It takes its common name not from the colour of its scales, but from the interior of its mouth, which is inky-black. It is the longest species of venomous snake on the African continent, with a length typically ranging from 2 meters (6.6 ft) to 3 meters (9.8 ft) and up to 4.3 to 4.5 meters (14.1 to 14.8 ft). It is among the fastest-moving snakes in the world, capable of moving at 11 km/h (6.8 mph) over short distances.
Black mambas breed annually and mating occurs in the early spring. Females lay eggs which gestate over 80 to 90 days before hatching. Juvenile black mambas are lighter in colour than adults and darken with age. Although mambas are typically tree-dwelling snakes, the black mamba is only occasionally arboreal, preferring to build lairs in terrestrial habitats. The black mamba is found across a range of terrain from savannah, woodlands, rocky slopes and dense forests. It is diurnal and chiefly an ambush predator, known to prey on hyrax, bushbabies and other small mammals. Adult black mambas have few predators in the wild.
The common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a species of death adder native to Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and globally. While it remains widespread (unlike related species), it is facing increased threat from the ongoing Australian cane toad invasion.
The common death adder has a broad flattened, triangular head and a thick body with bands of red, brown and black with a grey, cream or pink belly. It can reach a maximum body length of 70–100 centimetres (2.3–3.3 ft). Death adders possess the longest fangs of any Australian snake. Unlike the common or European adder (Vipera berus), the common death adder is a member of the Elapidae family, rather than the Viperidae family of snakes, which are not found in Australia.
The common death adder occurs over much of eastern and coastal southern Australia – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. It is more scarce in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and the west parts of South Australia. It is also native to Papua New Guinea.
We met with a guy who's been injecting himself with snake venom for 20 years and he looks better than ever. -- Check out Steve's Comment Response video here! http://bit.ly/Venom-Response -- The hemotoxins which attack human blood cells in a tree viper's venom can result in an agonising death in less than 30 minutes. The neurotoxins in a cobra bite can kill a person in half that time. for the past 20 years Steve Ludwin has been sticking all this lovely deadly snake juice in a syringe and mainlining it all the way to immortality. Privately milking an array of deadly snakes including rattlesnakes, monocled cobras, and a few casual vipers thrown in to the mix, Steve has been injecting what would for any normal human be fatal amounts venom into his body since the late 80s. The basic principl...
Billy Collett, head of reptiles and venom program supervisor at the Australian Reptile Park demonstrates what happens to human blood when venom is introduced.
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In the heart of the Swaziland Kingdom, Donald extricates an 8 foot Black Mamba from a tree in attempt to collect venom for life saving anti venom drug production. But with enough venom to kill twenty human beings this snake is difficult to work with!
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English language version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY3Sd1edc8o
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I apologize for the background noise. This video was filmed at the Reptile Discovery Center, in DeLand, Florida. Their website is below: http://www.reptilediscoverycenter.com/ Just to clarify a few things (I know, trolls can't read, but I'm going to try anyways.) Snakes have kinetic skulls - this means their skulls are very complex, composed of several joints, hinges, and pieces, that allow them to expand and stretch in ways yours and mine simply can't. This flexibility is an adaptation that enables snakes to swallow whole prey that are much larger than their heads. So while it looks like the animals skull is getting smushed, that is not the case. It is simply flexing along it's natural joints. also, people handling venomous snakes do not have the luxury of using a light and easy gr...
We met with a guy who's been injecting himself with snake venom for 20 years and he looks better than ever. -- Check out Steve's Comment Response video here! http://bit.ly/Venom-Response -- The hemotoxins which attack human blood cells in a tree viper's venom can result in an agonising death in less than 30 minutes. The neurotoxins in a cobra bite can kill a person in half that time. for the past 20 years Steve Ludwin has been sticking all this lovely deadly snake juice in a syringe and mainlining it all the way to immortality. Privately milking an array of deadly snakes including rattlesnakes, monocled cobras, and a few casual vipers thrown in to the mix, Steve has been injecting what would for any normal human be fatal amounts venom into his body since the late 80s. The basic principl...
Billy Collett, head of reptiles and venom program supervisor at the Australian Reptile Park demonstrates what happens to human blood when venom is introduced.
NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN. WOW DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!! THAT WAS SO PAINFUL GUYS! Hope you enjoyed today's vlog with Jessica, Chanel, Anthony, Brandon, Jackie and Amanda! If you guys want me to vlog more when I go out lemme know! Love you all! • SUBSCRIBE IF YOU'RE NEW - http://bit.ly/SubToRug Add me on Snapchat! "thefazerug" Follow me on my Social Media to stay connected! Twitter - https://twitter.com/FaZeRug Instagram - https://instagram.com/rugfaze Snapchat - "thefazerug" (Add me to see how I live my daily life) :D If you read this far down the description I love you
In the heart of the Swaziland Kingdom, Donald extricates an 8 foot Black Mamba from a tree in attempt to collect venom for life saving anti venom drug production. But with enough venom to kill twenty human beings this snake is difficult to work with!
SUBSCRIBE to the Barcroft network: http://bit.ly/Oc61Hj AN AMATEUR scientist can shockingly take back-to-back bites from the world’s deadliest snakes on purpose and claims to be making himself immune from their venom. Divorced Tim Friede, 37, has self-inflicted more than 160 bites in 16 years of research and is hoping his experiments will help to develop a human vaccine for snake bites.To prove his self-immunisation theory works, Tim from Wisconsin, USA, recently took back-to-back bites from two of the world’s deadliest snakes – a taipan and a black mamba whose bite can kill in minutes. Unsurprisingly, his obsession with saving the tens of thousands of lives lost every year to snakebites has nearly killed him on a number of occasions and also cost him his marriage. His wife Beth Friede, 3...
English language version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY3Sd1edc8o
Maddie Moate donates 10ml of her own blood to find out what happens when you add snake venom to it and how it kills you. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=earthunpluggedtv Check out the BBC Earth website http://www.bbc.com/earth Join the Earth Unplugged community: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EarthUnplugged Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/earthunplugged Google+: http://goo.gl/RKq6q http://www.youtube.com/user/EarthUnpluggedTV http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=earthunpluggedtv This is a channel from BBC Worldwide who help fund new BBC programmes.
Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions We know poisonous snakes are dangerous, but what exactly makes venom so powerful? Evolutionary biology tells us why venom is useful for snakes, but chemistry tells us how venom works. This week, Reactions sheds some light on the proteins in venom, as well as its potential medical uses Find us on all these places: Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Tumblr! http://tumblr.com/ACSReactions Music: Robert Daglio – Mr. Fantastic Sam Leopard – Back for More Writer & Producer: Kirk Zamieroski Executive Producer: Adam Dylewski Scientific consultants: Kenneth Winkel, Ph.D. Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D. Sophia Cai SOURCES: Snake Venom Basics - http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webproje...
Top 10 most venomous snakes in the world! These toxic, highly poisonous snake species are filled loads of venom in each snake bite. Subscribe for new videos: http://goo.gl/SaufF4 Watch the rattlesnake video here: http://goo.gl/AbKF45 Watch the tiger snake video here: https://goo.gl/7qqT9l Watch the black mamba video here: http://goo.gl/Oi726L Watch the inland taipan video here: http://goo.gl/YMsK4h These are the top 10 most venomous snakes in the world. You won't believe how poisonous #1 is! 10. Rattlesnake At number ten, we have the rattlesnake. Capable of striking at up to 2/3 their own body length, the rattlesnake is the most poisonous snake in the Americas. It's infamous for its loud, rattling noise it creates when threatened, which it uses to deter predators or warn passersby. 9. ...
I apologize for the background noise. This video was filmed at the Reptile Discovery Center, in DeLand, Florida. Their website is below: http://www.reptilediscoverycenter.com/ Just to clarify a few things (I know, trolls can't read, but I'm going to try anyways.) Snakes have kinetic skulls - this means their skulls are very complex, composed of several joints, hinges, and pieces, that allow them to expand and stretch in ways yours and mine simply can't. This flexibility is an adaptation that enables snakes to swallow whole prey that are much larger than their heads. So while it looks like the animals skull is getting smushed, that is not the case. It is simply flexing along it's natural joints. also, people handling venomous snakes do not have the luxury of using a light and easy gr...
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Filmed in 2009. Be kind to snakes folks!
I was a monkey in a tree
Swinging oh so carelessly
Then I saw you smile
And sink your fangs down my side
Your poison seeps into my streams
My whole body shivers in joy
There is no way in hell
That I'll ever be the same
Show, show me your poisoned fangs tonight
Show, show me your snake venom tonight
Oh, I'll love you anyway
I feel trapped when I'm with you
You sure have a grip on me
Can someone help me please?
There is nothing I can do
You bind my heart from dusk till dawn
Addictive poison in my brain
Oh what can I do
But bow down and beg for more
Show, show me your poisoned fangs tonight
Show, show me your snake venom tonight
Oh, I'll love you anyway
Show me your sweet thing
Show me your sweet love
Show me your everything
I love you anyway
Show me your sweet thing
Show me your sweet love
Show me your everything
I love you anyway
Show me your sweet thing
Show me your sweet love
Show me your everything