So to basically cheat the system humans began producing antivenoms—which are nothing more than purified antibodies against the venom molecules that can be injected into the system of a person that got bitten! The way these antibodies are made is pretty curious—venom is first harvested from a snake and then injected into mammals, like horses or rabbits, in a dose they can handle without dying. The dose is slowly increased over time so they have a chance to develop immunity against it—which means that they produce a large number of specific antibodies against the venom that saturate their blood
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