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12 July 2012 11:06 AM | By Tom Phillips & msnNOW staff
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Watch what one drop of snake venom will do to your blood

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We all know to avoid poisonous snakes, but what does their venom actually do to our bodies? This video - which shows what happens when venom from a deadly species known as the Russell's viper comes in contact with our blood - is absolutely bone-chilling. Watch it here.

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