These biophysical forces, Gutiérrez Gutiérrez said, potentially contribute to the damage caused by snake venom. To create a model of the human circulatory system, biologist Mátyás Bittenbinder teamed ...

Snakes are remarkable creatures known for ... Viperidae venom is hemotoxic. It attacks the circulatory system, and causes bleeding, damages tissues and disrupts the body's ability to clot blood.