Kingsville Snake Research Will Save Lives

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Michael Gibson

Story Created: Oct 9, 2007 at 3:58 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 9, 2007 at 5:40 PM CST

(10-09-07)

Dr. Elda Sanchez has been working under a grant to find another anti-venom for coral snake bites in the U.S. She's been doing that work at the Natural Toxins Research Center at A&M Kingsville.

The reason why another anti-venom needs to be found is because next year the only manufacturer of the drug here in the U.S. will halt production. That's bad news for folks in the Coastal Bend because the snakes are found everywhere here.

But now, Sanchez says she's found a substitute anti-dote in Mexico. That drug was used to treat a different species of coral snakes in that country. What no one knew until now was whether it would treat the bite of a Texas Coral snake. Sanchez says it will do that.

Now, it's up to the U.S. Government to approve the use of the Mexican anti-venom.

Michael Gibson 3 News

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