Snake venom is surprisingly complex and can ... thereby causing respiratory failure. Deadliness: Myotoxic venom causes rapid paralysis, so it can be deadly without prompt treatment.

In the United States, envenomation (the injection of venom) usually happens during an encounter with a snake, spider, or insect. Antivenom (often spelled “antivenin”) is an antibody product that can ...

Pit vipers produce a dangerous venom cocktail, containing various combinations of hemotoxic, vasculotoxic, myotoxic and neurotoxic components. Envenomation ... is bitten by a snake.