May 13, 2015
A visit to the serpentarium in Texas to make plans for testing the peptide with a cocktail of neurotoxin attenuating drugs. This week we will initiate the tests in Russell Viper.
We watched the monacled cobra get put into a fresh cage. Enjoy the video with a little music to drown out the rattlesnakes that were sharing the same room.
Apologies for my video editing skills - or lack thereof!
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