You are nine times more likely to die from a lightning strike than a snakebite, thanks to anti-venom. But where does anti-venom come from? Viewers follow the process of making anti-venom, beginning with the discovery of how to make it and then showing the step-by-step process. The video concludes with other less expensive — but highly dangerous methods.

Concepts

snakes, toxicity, antibodies

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Research Albert Calmette, the inventor of antivenom
• Using the numbers given in the video, calculate how much venom scientists can get from one milking

Classroom Considerations

• Preview all comments before displaying in class, as many contain curse words

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Connects to Louis Pasteur
• Short, engaging video holds scholars' attention

Cons

• None