Advances in the treatment of envenomation from the rattlesnake genome

 Advances in the treatment of envenomation from the rattlesnake genome

California: Around the world, 120,000 people die from snake bites and a conservative estimate is that more than 400,000 people suffer from some form of disability. In America alone, 8000 people are bitten by snakes.

 These incidents also include rattlesnakes or rattlesnakes whose venom is omnivorous and very dangerous. The tail of such snakes makes a rattling sound and that is why rattlesnakes are so famous for this characteristic.

 Now, in order to develop a better antidote for snake venom, scientists at the University of Maryland have conducted a genetic study of a species of the same snake, the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. 

 In this way, the complete genome of the snake was revealed and it was found that many types of venoms are found in them. An antidote to the poison has been discovered in the form of a protein. It has been named as FETUA3 which can neutralize many types of poisons.

 It is estimated that this protein can neutralize the venom of 20 different types of snakes and thus a new antidote has come to us. This was also confirmed when this protein was tested on different toxins. However, human trials and antivenom injections are still far away.