BEACON VIDEO/JEN HORTON

In the first sequence, Carl Barden, director and owner of Medtoxin Venom Laboratories and the soon-to-open Reptile Discovery Center, brings in an Eastern diamondback. Lead Animal Technician Denisse Abreu uses a soft, body press to help restrain the snake once Barden places it on the table. Working as a highly choreographed team, Barden takes the head of the snake, while Abreu restrains its body. Barden entices the snake to bite on a collection cup, releasing a dose of venom.

In the second sequence, the process is repeated with a monacle (or Asian) cobra. In the early part of the clip, while waiting for Barden to bring out the cobra, the camera pans to a row of boxes. Each box is home to a venomous snake. There are about 800 snakes at the facility.

Abreu said the cobra venom collected in the vial was about 100 milligrams. She said 10 milligrams of cobra venom is enough to kill a human.

In the final sequence, Barden shows the centrifuge in which he had already placed the diamondback venom. The centrifuge separated the venom from any impurities. The impurities fall to the bottom of the test tube, while the venom floats. The venom is then frozen, and then freeze-dried, and shipped from Medtoxin Venom Laboratories around the world to make antivenin, and to be used in research.

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