snake antivenom

Snake antivenom is a medication made up of antibodies used to treat snake bites by venomous snakes.[1] It is a type of antivenom.

It is a biological product that typically consists of venom neutralizing antibodies derived from a host animal, such as a horse or sheep. The host animal is hyperimmunized to one or more snake venoms, a process which creates an immunological response that produces large numbers of neutralizing antibodies against various components (toxins) of the venom.[2] The antibodies are then collected from the host animal, and further processed into snake antivenom for the treatment of envenomation.