angel,
open, number, lamb, star, book, thunder, dragon (snake), seven, animal, beast, throne, horse, smoke, white, great, repent, temple, conquer, like, wear (clothing), blow («plague»), gate, fire, blow (trumpet), mouth, seal, four, third,
vial, voice, thousand, and gold — all of them characteristic of apocalyptic - symbolic writing.
Open the freezer in the laboratory across the hall from Annabelle Rodriguez's office at the University of Connecticut Health Center, and you will find rows of miniature fluid - filled
vials, many of them holding tiny strands of DNA.
They will come in a
vial in which you remove the cap, tip the
vial upside down and twist the
opening so a pellet will drop out into the cap.
Using tools and techniques not too pleasant for the snake in question, they hold the snake's mouth
open, shock it with electrodes, retract the fangs, and place
vials to collect the venom.