Death Adder Venom

Death Adder Venom
Poison Rank 8
Value: 2,000 gp
Delivery: Wound
Effect: The target is Paralyzed and Suffocating [SE, ST 5d10 vs CON].
Creation: The venom of a death adder is extracted by milking the fangs of a live subject. The sugar and salt are added as binding agents and to increase its viability in the attacked creatures circulatory system. Caution must be taken on the part of the collector in order to avoid accidental poisoning.
Components: extracted venom from an acanthophis or death adder, sugar, and salt
"Should I be worried? I heard only about half the people bitten by these things actually experience.......""
——Tanner Herold, Death Adder bite victim, unable to finish his sentence

Description

Death Adder Venom is a potentially deadly poison that appears as a murky yellow liquid, extracted from the salivary glands of the snake of the same name. Death Adder Venom is a neurotoxin that, when piercing the skin, will spread through the body and cause massive muscle failure. In addition to increasing sluggishness, the poison works internally, causing the muscles that allow breathing to cease functioning. If no treatment is given, a creature under the effects of Death Adder Venom will eventually die from suffocation.

Lore

Like most snake venom, the poison is extracted by creating a jar with a cloth bound to the top, then provoking the snake to bite down on the top of the cloth. Once its fangs have punched through the top, the head is held down while the Death Adder attempts to inject it's poison. Such a method will usually yield 3-4 doses. Other methods exist, such as delicately extracting the glands that excrete the poison. However, the potential for poisoning oneself should they rupture during the process is so high that most consider it safer to use a live snake.