The Black Mamba Now for Medicinal Use

From Medical Daily

The black mamba, and its venom, is not the most obvious choice for a painkiller. But a team of French researchers found in its venom just that. Led by Sylvie Diochot and Anne Baron, the team found two proteins in the snake's venom that can kill pain swiftly. The researchers call the protein "mambalgins", and scientists are calling the protein more effective than morphine. Better still; the painkiller does not hold the same side effects that opiates can cause, lik