Snake venom is an extremely toxic substance or saliva that contains zootoxins and is injected by fangs during a bite, while some species can also spit venom. They are complex mixtures of enzymes and proteins of different sizes, lipids, and amines. However, the composition of snake venom depends highly on the species. Certain snake species such as vipers have large hollow front fangs that deliver large amounts of venom while some others possess poor fangs. Depending on the content of the venom, it affects different organs. The toxicity of snake venom varies from mild to extreme along with different mechanisms of promoting cellular death.
What Is Snake Venom Addiction?
Snake venom addiction is a kind of substance abuse in which people expose themselves to snake venom intentionally, even after knowing its health hazards. Snake venom can induce a number of symptoms in the body such as intoxication due to toxins present in it. Some common symptoms include palpitations, tissue damage, physical distress, neurological impairment and psychological dependence among many others.
Snake Venom Uses
Snake venoms usually contain several neurotoxic, cardiotoxic, and cytotoxic, nerve growth factors, lectins, disintegrins, haemorrhaging and many other different enzymes. These proteins in snake venoms can inflict death on humans and animals. Not only this, venoms are used for the treatment of thrombosis, arthritis, cancer and many other diseases.