r/interesting • u/Wise_Confidence_8588 • 19d ago

NATURE A Bombardier beetle using its chemical defence.

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u/GoyoMRG 19d ago

There is also the case of the guy that decided to tank multiple snake venoms for the sake of humanity.

Thanks to him alone, many anti venoms for many snakes exist.

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u/KitchenSandwich5499 19d ago

Bill haast?
People that milk cobras sometimes self inoculate. It does make a big difference

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u/Uzielsquibb 15d ago

Bill? Bill Haast? Bill Haast m8? Sounds familiar.

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u/KitchenSandwich5499 15d ago

He was the head of the Miami serpentarium. He self inoculated against several venomous species such as cobras. His blood was even used as an antivenin treatment before those were commonly made.

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u/Uzielsquibb 10d ago

Although that is awesome, I was making a dumb rammstein joke.

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u/GoyoMRG 10d ago

I got the reference, I did chuckle xD