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The Venom Cure
Video: Clotting Agent in Snake Venom

Blood samples from a snake bite victim reveal something extraordinary: the snake’s venom caused the person’s blood to clot very quickly. Could a spray made from the clotting agent in the snake’s venom be used to prevent people from bleeding to death after an accident?

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charley -- November 29th, 2008 at 11:03 am

if i was that guy i would noy work on snakes i woud not eventouch it for a 20 doller bill or will i?

raja -- November 30th, 2008 at 1:45 am

i like ur website

dante joa -- December 7th, 2008 at 2:16 am

this spray is very important in the venipuncture prossedure, when treathing patients that are heavy bleeding, i will like to obtain this spray please send a response , your research on venon cures are really amasyn i will like to buy your video.

starwarsgeek249 -- February 26th, 2009 at 6:09 pm

A lot of the people who post comments here are very bad at spelling. Anyway, I think this is an awesome video I saw it before on TV and from what I see those procedures look very promising and I would like to see them become cures some day! Amazing isn’t it using a deadly substance to keep people alive, sounds crazy, but its a very intelligent idea!

Victoria Denisyuk -- March 30th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

i dont like snakes

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