At the same time, the second large group of venomous snakes, vipers, is not blocked by the drug.
Scientists have created a universal drug that can be used after a snake bite to block the effects of venom. The authors of the development were specialists from the Scripps Research Institute, reports Science Translational Medicine.
The antidote can be used against the venom of aspid snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia.
It is a human 95Mat5 antibody that acts against the major toxic molecules of snake venom.
Experiments on mice have shown that the antibody effectively blocks the venom of the multibanded krait, Indian spitting cobra, black mamba and king cobra.
However, against the venom of the second major group of venomous snakes - vipers, the drug does not work.
Now scientists are searching for other antibodies that could resist both the venom of aspids and vipers.
Earlier, scientists from the University of New Mexico Highlands for two decades observed some of the largest snakes on the planet - green anacondas. And found out that this is not one species, but two very different subspecies. It was also reported that Tokyo scientists discovered a new species of jellyfish.