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RE: venom
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by Langaha on May 4, 2002
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Well I'm not exactly sure what you mean by buying a snake for its venom. But I'm sure there are organizations out there that keep venomous reptiles just for milking. Then the venom is used for study, and to make antivenom. And probably even some novices do this as well. When milking a snake of its venom, you pin it and grip it behind the head. You then insert something into its mouth to make it open and thrust out the fangs(in vipers). The venom glands on either side of the head are then messaged and this causes venom to be forced out through the fangs. Although not much. This is usually collected in a small cup of some sort with a thin covering for the fangs to poke through. The only way this process hurts the snake, is if the snake hurts itself, or the handler holds it incorrectly. If a snake thrashes around violently while this is happening,(which can happen), then yeh it could hurt itself. Or if the handler grips too tight or hard. But for the most part, if done correctly, it is harmless to the snake, in this case the Eastern Diamondback. I'm not sure if I answered your exact question, maybe I misunderstood you. Otherwise hopefully that will help a bit.
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by Naja_oxiana on May 4, 2002
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I can think of any number of labs who keep C. adamanteus for their venom.
Some people are better handlers than others and so their milkings are not as stressful on the snakes. But some people are very rough in their milking techniques and this will considerably diminish the life of the snakes.
Cheers
Roger
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