It doesn't contain real snake venom - it's made from ingredients that mimic the effects of venom.

However, studies to determine snake venom lethality or potency need to be designed to minimise variability and several techniques have been designed to this end.

Their structure and activity are novel among snake venom components.

The plot concerns an institute that researches medicines made from snake venom, a genuine area of scientific research, especially to produce antivenom.

This protein belongs to large family of snake venom toxins.