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The key to the success of the antivenom process. and they are these horses. what's the link between horses and antivenom? because as you can see, horses, they behave well. you know, they are large animals. so they can produce lots of blood. and then you can purify the antibodies that make the antivenom from the horse blood. the process is a slow but very controlled one. over a period of six months, a horse is injected with a small but increasing amount of snake, scorpion or spider venom that allows the horse to build venom neutralizing antibodies in its blood, which means they become immune to...

The animals that have the key to the success of the antivenom process. and they are these horses. what's the link between horses and antivenom? because as you can see, horses, they behave well. you know, they are large animals. so they can produce lots of blood. and then you can purify the antibodies that make the antivenom from the horse blood. the process is a slow but very controlled one. over a period of six months, a horse is injected with a small but increasing amount of snake, scorpion or spider venom that allows the horse to build venom neutralizing antibodies in its blood, which means...

So he's about to milk the snake? yes, yeah, yeah. look. huge fangs! you see the the yellow venom. that's the venom? yeah, that's the venom. that snake does not look happy. dr alagon�*s team regularly extract venom from some of the world's most dangerous snakes and scorpions in a process called milking. the venom will then be used to create antibodies which will counter the poison, but more on that in a moment. so that's not very much, is it? well, actually, for us it's quite a bit, you know? and it's very concentrated and potent. ten years ago, dr alagon bought this ranch on the outskirts of...

Look. huge fangs. oh, you see the the yellow venom. that's the venom? yeah, that's the venom. that snake is not happy. the team regularly extract venom from some of the world's most dangerous snakes and scorpions in a process called milking. the venom will then be used to create antibodies which will counter the poison, but more on that in a moment. so that's not very much, is it? well, actually, for us it's quite a bit, you know, and it's very concentrated and potent. ten years ago, dr alagon bought this ranch on the outskirts of mexico city, where he keeps the animals that have the key to th...

Well, actually, for us it's quite a bit, you know? and it's very concentrated and potent. ten years ago, dr alagon bought this ranch on the outskirts of mexico city, where he keeps the animals that have the key to the success of the antivenom process. and they are these horses. what's the link between horses and antivenom? because as you can see, horses, they behave well. you know, they are large animals. so they can produce lots of blood. and then you can purify the antibodies that make the antivenom from the horse blood. the process is a slow but very controlled one. over a period of six mon...