A Gallon of Scorpion venom goes for N15 billion, see why it's the most expensive liquid in the world.
A Gallon of Scorpion venom goes for N15 billion, see why it's the most expensive liquid in the world
The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous scorpions on the planet, and what makes it so dangerous also happens to be the most expensive liquid in the world. This stuff costs $39 million per gallon. Now, even if you had the money, you couldn't just go and buy a gallon of the stuff, because you can only get it in tiny, minuscule amounts. $130 will get you a droplet that's smaller than a grain of sugar.
The reason why is pretty simple: the stuff is hard to get. Scorpions are almost always milked by hand, one by one. And one scorpion produces, at the most, just two milligrams of venom at a time.
So, let's do the math. If you owned one scorpion you would have to milk it 2.64 million times to fill a gallon. And let's face it, you'd probably get stung along the way as well. One sting isn't enough to kill a healthy human, but I think it hurts.
The Scorpion venom is worth a whopping $39,000,000 an eqivelent of N15,000,000,000 per gallon. Second on this planet is King Cobra Venom at $153,000/gallon and that should give you an inkling of what makes scorpion venom so damn expensive.
scientists are finding out that venomous proteins can be used in medicine. Researchers have had success, for example, in using scorpion venom to treat brain tumors in humans. Instead of causing harm to healthy nerve and muscle cells, venom such as chlorotoxin can be used to block signals from cancer cells.
In addition, scorpion venom has also been used to eliminate malaria from mosquitos. All this is what makes scorpion venom extremely popular and pricy.
What don't try the business, it might be your ticket to being a billionaire.
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