Venom in Vegas: Q&A Session

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More Venomous Highlights: http://animal.discovery.com/videos/venom-in-vegas-videos/?smid=YTAPC-YTD-PLP-VIV WATCH LIVE: http://animal.discovery.com/tv/wild-recon/donald-schultz/venom-in-vegas.html?smid=YTAPC-YTD-VIV Animal adventurer and venom expert Donald Schultz takes questions from the crowd in Las Vegas where he is currently living, eating and sleeping with over 60 venomous snakes. But Donald will be doing more than simply existing alongside these dangerous snakes. Hell be working with them hands-on every day, extracting venom that will be shipped around the world so research for venom variation and potential pharmaceutical use can continue. And when hes not milking venomous snakes with his bare hands, hell be conducting cutting-edge tests to measure, for example, the potency of venom, the depth of fang penetration, and the strike range of the worlds fastest snakes, through the use of high-speed cameras. Usually what happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas, said Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet Media. But were hoping this event will slither its way into the headlines. Our goal for VENOM IN VEGAS is to get the best marketing and press for these maligned and misunderstood reptiles, and to spotlight the kind of groundbreaking event television viewers can expect from the new Animal Planet. Every year, more than 100,000 snake bite victims die because the antivenom that could save them isnt available or is in short supp

Published 2010-01-20 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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