Well James I would say you'd become instantly immune , considering the fact
that you would never get the chance to be "stung" again . One small blerp
they (the producers of the show you watched on cobra venom) left out , venom
breaks down key parts of your body like your liver , heart muscle and er , a
, oh yea , brain tissue.
 
About conus venom being researched for medical applications
 
I read that it was the conus magus that offered the better results
especially in the field of pain management.
 
The complete list of conus belonging to the geographus family  (genus
gastridium, Modeer 1793)  are the following = blanfordianum, culveri,
eldredi, felinum, filamentosum, fragilissinmum (say that with a mouthful of
saltines) , haliotropum, intermedium, kongaense, obscurum, purpureum,
spectrum, stillatum, triste & tulipa
 
how's that , Mark James & Peta Susan Bethke
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-----Original Message-----
From: James M Cheshire <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: Conus information
 
 
>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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