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The 30 pages that link to Snake venom, each with the reason it gives.

• SnakebiteRelated: Its composition determines which symptoms a venomous bite can produce.

• Disseminated intravascular coagulationRelated: Some venoms activate or disrupt coagulation so extensively that consumption coagulopathy resembles DIC.

• ACE inhibitorRelated: Venom peptides helped researchers identify natural inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme.

• ElapidaeRelated: Elapid venoms contain toxins that can disrupt nerves, blood, or other body systems.

• ColubridaeRelated: Venom occurs in some colubrids, complicating the outdated idea that the family is uniformly harmless.

• Snake fangRelated: Fangs introduce this secretion into tissues, where its components produce effects.

• ViperidaeRelated: Viperid venom disables prey, with effects shaped by species and venom composition.

• CobraRelated: Cobra venom can disrupt nerves, damage tissue, or affect blood, depending on the species.

• King cobraRelated: The king cobra's neurotoxic venom helps immobilize prey and can cause respiratory failure.

• Snake charmingRelated: Some performers reduce danger by choosing species with less medically significant venom.

• Red-bellied black snakeRelated: The species uses venom to subdue prey and can inject it defensively.

• BungarusRelated: Krait venom is the key biological trait behind their medical significance.

• Eastern copperheadRelated: The eastern copperhead delivers venom through its front fangs.

• Jameson's mambaRelated: Its venom is delivered through front fangs and affects the nervous system.

• KingsnakeRelated: Kingsnakes can prey on venomous snakes and show resistance to some venoms.

• Stanley Cohen (biochemist)Related: Cohen found that snake venom contained a potent activity that led to epidermal growth factor’s discovery.