Antivenom

embyrr922:

patredbru:

wearenotalone92:

have you ever stop to think that we don’t just synthetize antivenom, but we fucking brew it from the venom itself? like, oh, you got bitten by a rattlesnake? fear not, here, inject a bit more venom which have been scienced to antagonize itself. 

and it is not just that- we science venom for medicinal purposes. we take stuff that is uber toxic to us, science a bit with it (well, it takes years and a great effort from our scientists) and TA DAH, here is a brand new uber effective drug against blood clots. 

heck, we BREED venomous snake to extract their venom to use for medicinal purpouse!!!

it is the same principles at the base of vaccines – take what’s dangerous and use it to make yourself stronger. 

this is the most DeathWorlders thing I can think of. aliens don’t stand a chance. 

And a lot of the people who work with these snakes (and it happens with people who work with bees as well I think) get bitten so many times that they become immune to it too. And their blood can help people who can’t take the anti-venom.

I mean, is there any other animal on Earth that if they keep eating/taking the bad thing in small doses that don’t kill ‘em even bigger doses eventually won’t kill them. And does it on purpose? (Like, now we’re starting to feed the young’uns who have Peanut allergies… well… peanuts to get them over it. Hard core. Super Hard Core.)

You leave out the fact that, for most, if not all antivenoms, “sciencing it a bit” involves injecting small amounts into animals (usually horses), building their immunity, and then taking their blood and purifying the antibodies out of it. We expose others animals to a toxin and then gain their powers by stealing their blood. That’s some dark magic right there.