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Of the approximately 725 species of venomous snakes worldwide, only 250 are capable of killing humans with a single bite. [7] 30. To create an antidote to the bite of venomous snakes, pharmacists collect a mixture of poisons of various kinds and inject them into the horse's body in gradually increasing doses until the horse develops immunity to the venom. Blood samples are then collected from the immunized horse. The resulting serum is separated, purified and lyophilized. This method of making antidotes is used in the United States, India, South Africa and Australia