Once perfected, this could make keeping hots a lot more reasonable. As I understand it, antivenom is expensive and it expires. So, you have to keep purchasing it even if you don't use it. I imagine it's also hard to come by, even if you have the means. An inexpensive, effective and readily available antivenom would bring keeping some of the most beautiful and fascinating snakes in the world within the reach of many more people. Imagine taking a venomous bite and the only treatment you would need is a pill. It may even, one day, change society's view of snakes generally.
I know this treatment isn't the one I'm dreaming about. This treatment only buys you enough time to get to the hospital. But it's fun to dream and encouraging to hear that someone is working toward making that dream a reality.
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