no antivenom is available for this snake. the venom is hemotoxic, causing disturbance to blood--clotting and like the boomslang, it is a back--fanged species. luckily it is seldom encountered and deaths are exceptionally rare. i repaired my lamp with this in 15 minutes. the switch mechanism feels a bit cheap compared to the one that was on my lamp, but then... it broke within 6 months of unboxing it. this one turns much more easily, so if i can keep everyone else from turning it 'backwards' maybe this one will last. Oh! Supreme Lord Guruvayurappa, you have found the Mother Earth concealed on the bottom of Rasathala by the wicked demon, you have hurried to her in your marvelous form of wild boar and lifted her effortlessly with your huge tusks. The demons that were dashed towards you were overlooked by you. Oh! Supreme Lord Guruvayurappa, Oh! Vibho, All that had happened was not a mere sport to you?