How do snakes make venom?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Happy Snake Week! Every episode this week explores a different question about our slithery friends. Did you know that, out of the roughly 3,000 total species of snakes, only about 10-15% are venomous? But how do those snakes make venom in their bodies? We asked snake scientist Emily Taylor to help us find the answer.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is The Moment of Um.
0:03.4	Thanks for tuning in for another Snake Week episode.
0:09.6	Um, um, um, um.
0:12.7	Moment of Um comes to you from APM Studios.
0:15.4	I'm Ruby Guthrie.
0:17.5	Um.
0:19.0	Time for long. Time for long. Time for long. Time for long. Time for lunch.
0:21.6	Time for lunch.
0:23.6	Time for lunch.
0:24.6	Time for lunch.
0:25.6	Hey Mark, where are you running to?
0:29.6	Ooh, hot diggedy.
0:30.6	I'm about to check out this new restaurant around the corner.
0:33.6	You want to come?
0:34.6	Sure.
0:35.6	Okay, but we've got to move fast.
0:36.6	During the lunch rush, they sell out of the secret sauce for their French fries in minutes.
0:41.5	Let's go.
0:46.9	Welcome to the Snake Shack, home of slithering flavors and shedding delights.
0:51.1	What can I get you?
0:52.0	Can I have a snake burger, a snake shake, and a side of fries with secret sauce?
0:58.2	It's dangerously delicious.
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