There are more than 600 species of venomous snakes in the world and a third of them can be life-threatening after just one bite.
Venom is a fearsome weapon of venomous snakes, the venom is injected into the victim's flesh through the fangs. If not treated in time, the bite will become more serious and even dangerous to the victim's life.
Have you ever wondered how the flesh will change after being bitten by a snake? How will each type of snake venom bring different effects? Let's find the answer through the article below.
How does the venom of a venomous snake change the skin?
Here, we will examine three species of venomous snakes: the domestic Taipan snake - the most venomous snake in the world, the dust king snake - the largest venomous snake in South America and the Fer De Lance snake.
For the most intuitive answer, the Dingo Dinkelman YouTube channel of wildlife expert and reptile expert Graham 'Dingo' Dinkelman used his own snakes for experiments.
First, he used four pieces of fresh pork, one of which would be placed intact in a box labeled 'Control' as a comparison sample against the three pieces of meat bitten by venomous snakes.
The pieces of meat are kept refrigerated to prevent bacteria from entering. This ensures that the transformation is completely subject to the effects of snake venom. Before we follow the final results, let's take a quick look at the three venomous snakes used by Dingo in his experiments.
1. Australian Inland Taipan (Scientific name: Oxyuranus microlepidotus)
Inland Australian Taipan.
This is the top venomous snake in the list of terrestrial venomous snakes based on the designation LD50 (lethal dose of 50%). With one bite (about 110mg), it can kill 100 people in 45 minutes of bite.
The venom of the Taipan snake is 50 times stronger than the common cobra and 10 times stronger than the Mojave rattlesnake. The good news is that this highly venomous snake is extremely shy and will hide from humans when encountered.
2. Dust king snake (Scientific name: Lachesis)
Dust king snake.
This is the largest venomous snake in the viper family (up to 3m long, weighing 3 to 5 kg), in contrast to the Taipan snake, the dust king snake prefers a living environment close to humans, so it increases the risk of encountering with humans. human.
If bitten, the victim has only a 25% chance of survival (according to National Geographic), like other pit viper species, the dust king snake also possesses a pair of scary long fangs that you can see in the passage. movie above.
3. Fer De Lance Snake (Scientific name: Bothrops asper)
Snake Fer De Lance.
Fer De Lance is considered the killer of the rainforest, they are also known by the Amazons as "three-step snakes" (meaning that the victim can only walk three more steps after being bitten by them).
They move extremely fast, even the mongoose - the famous natural enemy of the snake family - only has a 50:50 chance of survival when facing this snake. They can even spray venom from a distance of 1.8m.
Result:
After 10 days of storage in cold conditions, without bacterial invasion, the meat that was not injected with the venom turned pale yellow with a little mucus, more mushy and smelled.
The remaining three pieces of meat all smelled terrible. However, the transformation between them is completely different:
3 pieces of meat after giving 3 venomous snake bites.
1. The piece of meat bitten by the Taipan snake (nerve venom) has a bit of yellow fluid running down the bottom, but it is not necrotic, so it is quite similar to the sample meat.
2. The piece of meat bitten by Fer De Lance snake (with venom causing necrosis, destroying cells) is more different, with a strong stench due to the decomposition of meat, the piece of meat is even easily torn. caused by the destruction of cells and the color of the meat is also whiter.
3. The piece of meat bitten by the dust king snake is not only clearly decomposed, but also has a lot of juice coming out. The white flesh is quite similar to the one bitten by the Fer De Lance snake, because both have venom that causes necrosis.
Note: The experiment below was performed by an experienced specialist on reptiles in general and snakes in particular, you should not try to do the same because this action may endanger yourself. body and the people around.
