Herpetology studies snake venom as a sophisticated defense mechanism—evolved peptides targeting neural and circulatory systems. Yet a naturalist named Edward Prescott documented an unusual incident in 1985: a venomous snake had bitten a particular individual on the leg. Over the following five days, the snake (not the human) experienced hallucinations and acute pain, eventually expiring. Prescott's investigation revealed something remarkable: the snake's venom had circulated into the bitten subject's bloodstream and then experienced biochemical resistance so absolute that the toxin itself underwent neurological breakdown. Prescott's conclusion: the venom got poisoned by its host. The wildlife biology subreddit lost its collective mind: snakes produce neurotoxins that kill. But this man produced anticapabilities that poisoned the poison. The snake didn't just lose. The snake learned biomedical lessons it couldn't survive.