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They antagonise the funnel-web until it begins striking and the venom is dripping from its fangs, and then they use a liquid dropper to suck that venom up. It i
by m0zzie 3y ago
They antagonise the funnel-web until it begins striking and the venom is dripping from its fangs, and then they use a liquid dropper to suck that venom up. It is wild.
Here's a video of the place near where I live doing it: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tN-mHIXoXlQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=tN-mHIXoXlQ
- femto 3y agoAnd here's a video of them milking the snakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JDwMDlcBhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JDwMDlcBhE It's nuts. Hats off to Zac the snake handler. Stats from the video: 1 vial of antivenom requires 20 milkings. Worst case, a treatment requires 10 vials. This is part of the reason antivenom is expensive. Seeing this process, one can appreciate the attraction of a manufactured pill.
- QuarterReptile 3y ago>1 vial of antivenom requires 20 milkings. Worst case, a treatment requires 10 vials. That really takes me back to my World of Warcraft days.