Dutch scientists have recently created venom-producing glands from the Cape Coral snake and eight other snake species in the lab, using stem cells, opening the way for mass antivenom production. At the same time, scientists in India have sequenced the genome of the Indian cobra, one of the deadliest snakes in the country. These are major breakthroughs in an industry where venom extraction is very slow and very dangerous, but nevertheless crucial in medicine. Snakebites kill around 200 people a day, so a lab-made serum that doesn't depend on catching live snakes is, for many, a dream come true.