Snake Venom Contains Painkiller “More Effective” Than Morphine
The black mamba snake is terrifying. It can grow to nearly 14.8 feet, or 4.5 meters, and lift a third of its body off the ground, placing its face nearly at eye level with a fully grown man. It can move at 12.5 miles an hour, or 20 kilometers an hour, possibly making it the fastest land snake in the world. Its venom can paralyze and kill small animals in minutes.
The black mamba, and its venom, is not the most obvious choice for a painkiller, but a team of French researchers found in its venom just that.
