Sea snake venom may one day be used to ease the pain of arthritis and cancer, so Donald Schultz is out at night to try to catch one from a moving boat!
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Wild Recon: Sea Snake Venom
Sea snake venom may one day be used to ease the pain of arthritis and cancer, so Donald Schultz is out at night to try to catch one from a moving boat!
Added: Dec 29, 2009
Views: 18481 Views
Runtime: 01:58
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