Snake Venom Serum Production by Red Cross Manufacturing of
Snakebite Serum: How does the Red Cross Produces Snake Antivenom
Serum The Red Cross Snake Farm produces various types of serum
for snakebite victims, and is has been supplying for almost
decade 6 types of snake antivenin to treat bites from cobras
(Ophiophagus Hannah), king cobras (Ophiophagus Hannah Snake),
banded kraits (Bungarus fasciatus Snake), Russell's vipers
(Daboia Russelli Siamensis), Malayan pit vipers (Calloselasma
Rhodostoma), and Green Pit Viper (Trimeresurus Albolabris).
Antiserums are normally prepared from blood plasma from horse
immunized by injection of antigen. The purpose is to let the
horse’s immune system generate "Immunoglobulin" that has
neutralization activity and antigen specificity. For snake
antivenom production, the snake venom has been injected into a
horse and after injection, the horse's immunoglobulin will be
generated until it reaches required level, then its blood will
be collected and the hemoglobin are separated