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The University of Reading’s Professor Sakthi Vaiyapuri, captivated our audience of ages 7-12 and turned them into true snake experts!

Sakthi Vaiyapuri is a Professor of Cardiovascular & Venom Pharmacology at the University of Reading and shared mind-blowing facts about these fascinating reptiles, from the way they slither to the tricks they use to catch food.

We discovered how snakes can help us to cure diseases and heard about Professor Vaiyapuri’s fascinating project to create an antidote to snake venom.

After the talk, guests had the amazing opportunity to actually hold a real life snake!

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