types of venom
Snake venom comes in different types. Different types of venom have different effects on humans. Cytotoxic Venom destroys tissue and causes pain, swelling and eats away at the flesh. Cytotoxic bites varie in potency according to the species of snake, size of the snake and the amount of venom injected.
Snake venom can be divided into two broad (yet fuzzy) categories. That of hemotoxicity and neurotoxicity. Hemotoxic venom effects the blood and organs, causing a breakdown or inflammation in the body. Hemotoxic bites are the most painful as breathing hurts and tissues start to die. Neurotoxic venom, as the name suggests, effect the nervous system, leading to everything from siezures to death.
1 Chlorotoxin: a powerful scorpion venom that causes muscles to stop working. 2  Paralysis: not being able to move part or all of the body.  Protein: a type of molecule found in the cells of living things, made up of special building blocks called amino acids.