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How to collect snake venom

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, First, snake venom collection tools: small glasses, small porcelain plates, poison utensils and so on. The method of collecting poison: grab the snake neck with the right hand and insert the poison container into the mouth of the snake with the left hand. This is the venomous snake will bite the vessel, you can see its venom. This method is easy to operate. The disadvantage is that the dirt in the snake's mouth will mix with the venom and sometimes bring in impurities such as sediment. In order to remove the impurities in the venom, the surface of the vessel is usually covered with a thin film. Adult snakes raised in captivity are usually poisoned once a month or so. II. Processing of snake venom

I. Collection of snake venom

Tools: small glasses, small porcelain plates, poison containers, etc.

The method of collecting poison: grab the snake neck with the right hand and insert the poison container into the mouth of the snake with the left hand. This is the venomous snake will bite the vessel, you can see its venom. This method is easy to operate.

The disadvantage is that the dirt in the snake's mouth will mix with the venom and sometimes bring in impurities such as sediment. In order to remove the impurities in the venom, the surface of the vessel is usually covered with a thin film. Adult snakes raised in captivity are usually poisoned once a month or so.

2. Processing of snake venom the fresh snake venom collected should be dried immediately.

Methods: put the collected snake venom in a vacuum dryer, pump air with a vacuum pump, close the piston when there are bubbles in the venom, and rest for 24 hours to produce snake venom products.

Third, the preservation of snake venom will be dried snake venom products into a clean vial, sealed, wrapped with black paper to avoid light, stored in a low temperature place. The type of snake venom, date of collection, weight and so on should be marked outside the container.

 
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