Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis ) Venom Extraction at KRZ

Venom collected from Dendroaspis polylepis for nerve growth research.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• mamba
• venom
• bite
• snake
• extraction
• milking
• research
• nerve research

[christiaan77777]

With all the equipment and mediation, but given the risk of thous animals. How "screwed" would you be if you get bitten by lets say a black mamba at your work?

[kyreptilezoo]

@christiaan77777 It would be a big problem, but we have a protocol and a plan for dealing with this type of bite.

[silverbulletgirl29]

@kyreptilezoo Throwing out your cobras, sea snakes/kraits, coral snakes, and boomslang snakes, & all the other snakes, which is the most dangerous according to the Black Mamba and the Taipan? (provided that Australia's King Brown Snake and the Brown Snake as well as its other snakes don't precede the Taipan in its venom's potency & lethalness.)

[kyreptilezoo]

@silverbulletgirl29 I think you mean is the black mamba more dangerous than the taipan? If so, I consider them mostly on par with each other.

[jeovaecorney]

@silverbulletgirl29 inland taipan

[dutch1999]

Amazing. I would be terrified to be around a snake like this. I don't know how some people overcome their fear to be able to handle them. Seems like walking right on the edge of life and death.

[25thesnake]

nice mamba

[goalie9579]

haha kill bill is on right now & black mambas are pretty hot. Not when they lose both eyes though.

[Earthdogbonzo3]

These are great vids! Venomous snakes are to be taken very seriously, and approached with extreme caution and focus! The handler needs a a good sense of time and dexterous coordination! Thank you for showing such great and educational stuff!

[kyreptilezoo]

@rarrokla I have also heard that in places like Sweetwater with long running roundups they have to hunt a wider and wider area in order to get enough. Have you seen the stats where the snake size is also diminishing over time?