Snack venom a treatment of many diseases

Snack venom a treatment of many diseases :

Actually snack venom is a toxic saliva which snakes used to defend themselves against predators and also used  to immobilize and digest prey. . Not all snack are poisonous some are also non poisonous snakes. snack with triangle shape head is poisonous and spoon shape head is non poisonous.

          When snack bite the victim the muscles around the glands containing venom contracts, releasing venom into the duct. The venom travel through the duct, eventually getting up the tip of fangs of snake and then released into the victim's bloodstream . Snack bite poisoning are called envenomings. 

          Snack venom has been used in traditional medicines from thousands of years. Snack venom contains a protien and this protein has been used for treatment of thrombosis, arthiritis, cancer and many diseases. 

Effects of snack venom :

Snake venom  is consist of
Proteases: which degragation of muscles which leaves victim weak and helpless. 

Nucleases: which destroy the phosphoester bond (bonds between carbon atoms)  of DNA and RNA through water. These bonds are essential for all life.
Neutrotoxins which disturb the nervous system , it breaks the connections of brain with interpreting senses such as sight sound  etc. 

Heamotoxin: harm the circulatory system cause red blood cells to burst and blood to clot
Myotoxins: harm the muscular system, responsible for necrosis (tissues death) in muscles.

Uses of snack venom :

Snake venom is more abundant , compared to scorpion and snail venom. Because the drugs which are manufactured from snake venom are used to treat hypertension,  cardiovascular diseases,  renal failure in diabetic patient.

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