How Antivenom Is Made During A Global Shortage | Big Business | Business Insider

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Venemous snake bites are a hidden health crisis, killing as many as 137,000 each year. High quality antivenoms exist, but they're expensive and hard to make. Producing them requires venom from live snakes, and plasma from horses. Today, there's a global shortage. In Australia, Billy Collett risks his life by milking hundreds of venomous snakes a week. We traveled the globe to learn why snake bites are still a global health emergency, and why antivenom production still requires animals. 0:00 Intro 1:14 How deadly snakes are milked in Australia 6:09 Why horses are needed for antivenom 8:16 How a lab makes over 100,000 antivenom vials 9:21 Why India struggles with snakebite deaths 10:04 Why Sub-Saharan Africa struggles with snakebite deaths 13:37 How scientists are trying to reinvent antivenom MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: How Chefs Feed 100,000 Michigan Fans At America's Biggest Football Stadium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a51ZHTRWtrc How Billion-Dollar Food Industries Are Protected By Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLwAIjmC4Xw 14 Entrepreneurs Who Built Food Empires https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSNQibwWGvU ------------------------------------------------------ #bigbusiness #insiderbusiness #healthcare Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Insider Business on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Insider Business on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderbusiness Insider Business on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Insider Business on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Insider Business on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider Why People Risk Their Lives to Milk Deadly Snakes