Snake Venom Extraction... Interesting Occupation...

https://nypost.com/video/this-badass...ncer-research/

OMG HE'S BEEN ON LIFE SUPPORT 5 TIMES!!! and he still does it...what a true B.A. i like what he said: "snake venom has saved more people than its killed." very thought-provoking.

interesting video, but i wish it was longer! thank you for sharing. :)

Personally, I think this is about the only good reason to keep venomous snakes... I've always wondered how much money can be made doing this. I bet it's a lot...

I know someone semi-local who does this, the venom goes to companies like 3M, DOW, Merck, and Johns Hopkins for research.

He gets anywhere from $1k to $5k per oz for the venom, depending on the snake species.

He also can't get health or life insurance, period, so he keeps enough money in savings to cover a trip to the hospital should it be needed.

Not something I would ever do but given the money involved I can see why people would.

Wow! That definitely sounds a lot more lucrative than breeding seems to be for most people! lol

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Originally Posted by Aedryan Methyus

Wow! That definitely sounds a lot more lucrative than breeding seems to be for most people! lol

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Lol, yeah, breeding is mainly just to cover the high costs of keeping them buggers!!!


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Originally Posted by Godzilla78

Lol, yeah, breeding is mainly just to cover the high costs of keeping them buggers!!!

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Ummmmmmmm... the cost of keeping snakes is not at all high. It costs me more to keep one horse and two dogs than my 100+ snakes each month.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Ummmmmmmm... the cost of keeping snakes is not at all high. It costs me more to keep one horse and two dogs than my 100+ snakes each month.

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Well if you count all the husbandry equipment... thermostats, housing, heated, etc etc etc


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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

OMG HE'S BEEN ON LIFE SUPPORT 5 TIMES!!! and he still does it...what a true B.A. i like what he said: "snake venom has saved more people than its killed." very thought-provoking.interesting video, but i wish it was longer! thank you for sharing. :)

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Here you go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erLYTjAioFA