Bothrops jararaca

Well, uh, you know, I think anyone listening who knows the story of captopril would probably want us to mention that story briefly 'cause it, it's kind of fascinating, so I will mention it.

So in 1968, Mark Bockarie, he found that the dog lung ACE, right, angiotensin-converting enzyme, was inhibited by the venom of the Brazilian viper Bothrops jararaca.

Now, how he found that, I, I actually don't know.

But so, you know, ACE is inhibited by the venom of this viper, and they had been tipped off, I guess, by the fact that victims of these viper bites were often prone to collapse.

One of the more unusual experiments recognized this year involved researchers deliberately placing their boots on or near venomous snakes to determine what provokes them to bite.

The researchers studied the Bothrops jararaca snake, a venomous pit viper responsible for many snake bites in Brazil.

Wearing protective footwear, researchers conducted the experiment with a hundred and sixteen snakes, applying controlled disturbances at different body locations.

They also investigated whether temperature and time of day influenced defensive behavior.