How does the snake venom affect the

human body?
 What is snake venom?How
many types of snake venom are
there?What is snake venom
made of?
 Snake venom is a modified saliva. It is made of enzymes and proteins.Snakes uses
their venom to kill their prey and to defend against predators.There are three types of
snake venom,haemotoxic,cytotoxic and neurotoxic venom.

Hemotoxin targets the circulatory
system and destroy red blood
cells.Vipers such as
rattlesnakes,copperheads,and
cottonmouths have primarily
hemotoxic venom.
Cytotoxic venom has a localized action
on the site of the bite.The venom works
Neurotoxic venom targets the nervous
on a molecular level by destroying the
system.It damages brain cells and
cell membrane of the cell.
nerves which carry signals around the
body.Elapid Snakes such as cobras
carry neurotoxin in their venom.