Please briefly explain the three main methods for venom extraction from snakes described in class. (3 pts)

Research into which venom protein family led to winning the Nobel Prize?

You are in the middle of nowhere, without cell phone reception, and your friend gets envenomated by something.  One person says it was a snake, another says it was a scorpion, and a third says it was a wasp (basically, they are useless to you at this point).  Please list three non-invasive things you could do in order to reduce the effects of the venom and/or give more information to first responders. (3 pts)

Given a cDNA sequence and access to NCBI, please list four different pieces of information you may be able to find.  Be as specific as possible and assume that the exact sequence has already been deposited in NCBI.  (4 pts)

Please briefly explain the three main methods for venom extraction from snakes described in class. (3 pts)

The anthozoan toxins ShK and BgK have similar functions. What do they specifically target?

Explain the difference between obligatory and anautogenous hematophagous organisms. (2 pts)

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is part of an evolutionary arms race between two species. What are they?

Concerning the tiger keelback snake and bufadienolides (BDs), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Plancitoxin I originates in which type of organism?