Butantan Institute

This world-renowned research institute is located in Butanta, a university district in the western suburbs of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was established in 1898 and is specialized in the research of various venomous animals such as venomous snakes, venomous spiders, venomous centipedes and venomous scorpions, and the production of anti-venoms. Place. There were 85,000 venomous snake specimens in many times here, and it is one of the scientific research institutions that collects the most venomous animal specimens in the world. Among the collected specimens is the King Cobra, a highly venomous snake from Brazil and Thailand. The serum developed here is also currently used for common conditions. 1. The biological museum attached to the Institute of Museums and Activities covers an area of 150 square meters and houses more than 400 kinds of snakes, poisonous spiders, etc. Also shown here are some of the tools people use to catch snakes. The staff in the institute will also take out snake venom from time to time to show people the process of venom collection up close. There is also a snake garden outside, with more than 1,000 species of snakes, where you can observe how snakes crawl freely. 2. Rattlesnakes, pit vipers and coral snakes are common in the Institute of Biological Research. Coral snakes get their name from the coral-like piebald on their bodies. Coral snakes, despite their notorious reputation as "venomous snakes", will bite and release venom only when they are provoked. The Brazilian pit viper is more venomous and has a larger individual, reaching a length of 4.5 meters. What Brazilians are more afraid of is a venomous snake commonly known as "Yaralaka". Eighty-five percent of people bitten by snakes in Brazil are victims of this venomous snake. The Yararaka viper is about 1 meter long. Yalalaka viper is also translated as "South American Pit Viper" or "Spearhead Pit Viper".