More than 100,000 people die every year from snake bites. Snake venom can have up to 200 different toxins inside it and each toxin has a different horrible effect to your body. Some attack your muscle...Show More
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hannahmdejong recommended:Jun 7th, 2021
I never knew making antidote to snake venom was such a low-tech process. Fascinating.
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rmmiller364 recommended:May 3rd, 2021
I was super stressed out about a variety of things tonight and pressed play on this episode. I did have a moment where I thought βwill hearing about snakes really help me relax?β But I persisted with it and am so glad I did. Really educational and delightful all at the same time.
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moot recommended:Apr 28th, 2021
A really interesting breakdown of how researchers make anti-venom! Apparently, you canβt just use any anti-venom for any snake bite! Youβll need the snake of interest, some horses, and a vaccine-like way of attaining antibodies to develop it! π‘
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loopaleep recommended:Apr 3rd, 2021
If you love snakes. Listen to this. If you hate snakes. Listen to this. It has everything from poisonous snakes to snake bites to how antivenom is made which is way more interesting than you think.
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fiercefabApr 3rd, 2021
@loopaleep nice one! Canβt believe the technology for anti-venom is so staggeringly old school. Horse lovers should be flagged on this episode too! π΄
mmApr 5th, 2021
@fiercefab @loopaleep Random trivia: on the Chinese zodiac, the horse year comes after the snake year π΄π
fiercefabApr 10th, 2021
@mm @loopaleep aww! In my home we have the first two ( π & π) and the last two ( π & π). The women of the house, starting with our matriarch Mama Khoo, are in the lead positions ;)