James,
 
Answer is No.  It is because the toxin that comes from the Cones is one, a
neurotoxin and two, it would be almost impossible for a normal person to
dilute the conotoxin to the point where it will be less harmful.  However
there is a company in Menlo Park, Calif. called Neurex Corp. which is
working on Conotoxins and using them for medical purposes as pain
relievers, etc.
 
 
 
 
 
At 04:17 PM 3/6/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>Dear all, I have another question. I while back I heard about this snake
>charmer guy who, every day, gave himself a small injection of cobra
>venom.
>After he had done this for a while, he became only slightly sick if he
>got bitten
>by a cobra. Now, if you were to do this same procedure with C. geographus
>venom, would you
>become almost immune to it over time?
>
>Let me know,
>Kind Regards James
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