Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) venom extraction at KRZ

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Uploaded by on Jan 29, 2010

Collecting venom from Bitis arietans for research.

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  • UHHHHH:s sooo creepy the way it bit down and moved it's fang's like that

  • @Thrillanthropist Not gaboons. They do have supposedly the largest fangs (though I have some habus that would give them a run for the money) but their glands are not as large as you might think, and their yield is pretty small for such a large snake.

  • @iHacksorzz I don't think so, though they are certainly up there. Some snakes that are smaller have larger glands, and vice versa.

  • @reptile202 The most we have gotten out of a rattlesnake is a little over 2g dry weight-- maybe 5cc? For a cobra it is a bit less.

  • @kyreptilezoo Would it not be the Gaboon Viper? I thought they had the largest venom glands, and fangs for that matter. They certainly have the largest heads of any viper.

  • @EricGabriel So, please tell us your experience and what changes you would make?

  • I can't believe this video. The safety of the procedure looks minimal at best. If I want to see my wife at night every day, I would make serious changes to the extraction technique.

  • @kyreptilezoo king cobra?- largest venom glands

  • the second snake looks nasty,beautiful,but scary if you know what i mean.you must have to have total respect for the snake to do this job.

  • @kyreptilezoo Thanks for your reply! How about much venom, spoon full wise, would you say a cobra and rattlesnake have?

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