The Venom Of One Of World's Deadliest Snakes Could Relieve Pain, Say Scientists

A team of researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia has discovered that a snake with the largest venom glands in the world is believed to hold the answer to pain relief in humans.

The long-gland blue coral reptile, popularly referred to as the "killer of killers", is known to prey on the likes of king cobras.
 
New research published in the journal Toxin found it targets sense organs which are critical to pain in humans and could be used as a method of treatment. 

Dr Bryan Fry of the University of Queensland, who is one of the researchers, said most snakes have slow-acting venom that works like a powerful sedative.
 
That means, you get sleepy, slow, before you die.
 
However, the venom of the "killer of killers" works almost immediately because it usually preys on very dangerous animals that need to be quickly killed before they can retaliate.

BBC