What is snake venom serum?

Many people don’t even know what snake venom serum is. In fact, it is a medical drug, usually used to treat snake bites. It will not be used easily, and it cannot be injected randomly. Because if the patient is allergic to the anti-snake venom serum, the injection will be more serious than the snake bite, and it will directly endanger life.

Anti-snake venom serum contains specific antibodies that have the effect of neutralizing the corresponding snake venom. Used to treat snake bites, the pit viper venom serum is also effective for bites from bamboo green snakes and iron-headed snakes. After being bitten, this product should be injected quickly, the sooner the better.

Anti-snake venom serum cannot be injected casually. If you are unfortunately allergic to the anti-snake venom serum, the anti-snake venom serum will cause more serious symptoms than being bitten by a snake, and they are basically fatal, such as acute renal failure. In fact, in clinical practice, it is best not to use serum for treatment if possible, because people who have been injected with serum are more likely to be allergic to the serum, and it will be more risky to use serum for treatment if they are bitten again. When injecting anti-snake venom serum, please note that you must first test whether your constitution is allergic to the serum. The test method is to inject a very small amount of serum to see if the patient reacts. If there is no reaction, it can be injected safely. If there is a reaction, you must be careful. You can choose to use other methods, such as Chinese herbal medicine treatment, or inject desensitization drugs while injecting serum. You should follow the doctor's advice for specific details.

When bitten by a snake, the venom enters the body and becomes an antigen for humans. After injecting antitoxin serum, the antibodies in the serum neutralize the toxins, and the antigens and antibodies specifically bind to form a complex, rendering the toxin inactive and losing its effect on humans, and finally being eliminated by phagocytes.

Anti-snake venom serum is made by purifying the antibodies produced by animals after small amounts of snake venom are injected into animals multiple times. It contains high-cost anti-snake venom antibodies.

I believe everyone already has a basic understanding of what snake venom serum is. It is best to inject this medicine as soon as possible after being bitten. Otherwise, the snake venom serum will lose its original efficacy and become particularly ineffective in treating snake venom, and finally have no effect at all.