SNAKE VENOM,TYPES AND MEDICINAL USES
There are about 3000 different species of snake which about 600 are venomous.These snake venom's that makes these species so dangerous are made up of hundreds of different types of peptides,enzymes and toxins. TYPES OF SNAKE VENOMS There are three main types of snake venom HEMOTOXIN Hemotoxin targets circulatory system and prevents clotting compounds from functioning correctly which causes profuse bleeding. Hemotoxin includes Cobra,Copperhead and Cotton mouths . NEUROTOXIN Neurotoxin target the central nervous system that stops musculer form working,ultimately leading suffocation. Venom made of neurotoxins is very deadly, as the proteins within can distrupt the channels that allow ions to flow across neuron membranes If these communication channels are distrupted the entire body system can crash, leading to immediate death.Neurotoxic venom include ,sea snakes,kraits and coral snakes. CYTOTOXIN Cytotoxic snake venoms target species cellular and muscular sites.Cytotoxic components ...