snake venom or poison is secreted by certain poison gland found in the head of snakes and injected in the body of bitten prey through the fangs serving as hypodermic needles. there is no doubt that venom evolved in snakes as an aid to capturing and subduing prey.it is a clear sticky liquid of faint yellow or greenish colour.it is tasteless and odorless and acidic in reaction.it is a complex mixture of enzymes and specific toxins and is a good digestive juice.it is fatal when it is mixed with blood.it can be swallowed and if there is no scratch in mouth or alimentary tract it will pass out with stools without doing any harm.it is precipitated in reagent such as silver nitrate and potassium permanganate.it can be dried and kept dissolved in water salt solution or glycerin when it is equally poisonous.it can be indefinitely retaining its poisonous properties but many peoples are died due to the fear of snake but it is clear from the discussion that the venom does not do any thing with you if inhale or swallow but after biting the snake many people are panic and cannot control on his nerves so may lead to go death.