Positive and Negative Aspects of Snake Venom: An Overview

Snakes are limbless reptiles; Snakes can be poisonous or non-poisonous. Some snakes are venomous animals because they have a special apparatus or structure to inject toxin in the body of another animal. Venomous snakes are more abundant than other venomous animals. Snake venom is secreted by poison glands. Snake venoms have been studied much more thoroughly in members of the families Elapidae and Viperidae. Snake venoms can be hemotoxic, neurotoxic, or cytotoxic. There are negative and positive aspects of snake venom. Snake venom is fatal when mixed with blood of victim of snake bite, the venom in the bloodstream of an enemy brought a painful death or a never-healing wound. Our ancestors used snake venom in traditional medicines. Snake venoms can be valuable therapeutic tools for life saving in drug discovery.