Video shows snake venom turning human blood to jelly

The Russell's viper, a reptile native to India and Taiwan, has some of the most deadly venom in the world.

Those seeking a visual representation of just how dead a venomous snake can make them, should they need a deterrent to avoid playing with wild animals, can watch the video below. The footage shows how a drop of venom reacts with a vial of human blood, according to the video description.

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Unless you're comfortable seeing a mental image of your blood drying up in your veins, this video could be disturbing.

The video was posted last year but it occasionally resurfaces online. It continues to fascinate viewers who comment how scary, though incredible it is to see the damage caused by a snake bite.

Despite the powerful venom, most snake bite victims don't die. But those bitten by the Russell's viper could suffer in strange ways, such as experiencing reverse symptoms of puberty.

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The news outlet io9 reported, based on an 1987 article published in in the Lancet, that Russell's victims could lose body hair, sex drive and fertility.

Now there's a way to scare someone. Do they cause bad skin too?