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10:06am July 23, 2013
scienceyoucanlove: Jameson’s Mamba, Cameroon Photograph by Mattias Klum, National Geographic This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures Jameson’s mambas, like the one here in Cameroon, have hollow fangs that deliver toxins that can lead to respiratory paralysis—and a person’s death within hours. But scientists are working to unlock the medical potential of venom, and soon the toxins from snakes like the mamba may combat heart disease or other ailments. source

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Jameson’s Mamba, Cameroon

Photograph by Mattias Klum, National Geographic

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

Jameson’s mambas, like the one here in Cameroon, have hollow fangs that deliver toxins that can lead to respiratory paralysis—and a person’s death within hours. But scientists are working to unlock the medical potential of venom, and soon the toxins from snakes like the mamba may combat heart disease or other ailments.

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