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Well, the boffins figured out somehow that if you get a blood transfusion from an Opossum you become immune to all snake venom for a while. (Seems wikipedia re
by RajT88 3y ago
Well, the boffins figured out somehow that if you get a blood transfusion from an Opossum you become immune to all snake venom for a while.
(Seems wikipedia removed this factoid now... and other sources state "most" snake venom)
I assume they tested on animals, not humans.
- bglazer 3y agoCan you provide a source? That sounds unlikely
- RajT88 3y agoHere is something scholarly: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315628/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315628/ I cannot find anything now talking about a blood transfusion (I probably read about it 10 years back). It more or less jives with the scholarly article in that "immunogenic effects are reported". A slightly less dry read: https://www.grunge.com/1105496/how-an-opossum-could-be-the-reason-you-survive-a-snakebite/ https://www.grunge.com/1105496/how-an-opossum-could-be-the-r...