Leaving Katoomba, heading to Australia Reptile park,one of the many animal related attractions in Australia.
Now what is interesting about this particular park is that most of the antidote for spider and snake bites comes from the venom collected
in Australia Reptile Park. I will not bore you with the details of the park,'cause you'd just have to be there.
Let me spend a few words of antidotes. The process of collecting the venom from spider and snakes is calld milking,same
as in cows....bit more hazardous though :),the milked venom is then transfered to laboratories in Melbourne,where they
make all the antidotes for Australia. Now here comes the interesting part. Hte antidote is not synthticaly made.

The venom itself is injected into a horse,firstly in extremely small dosage. The horse's body is well known for its
ability to protect (heal) itself,and the body starts producing antibodies. Now everyday the horse is injcted with a bite
bigger dosage of the venom,until he is injected with such a dosage that would probably kill a herd of horses,without
even a slightest effect.
Some of the horses blood is then extracted and the antibodies removed and the blood returned to the horse
making him basicaly an antivenom factory....
We finished our day in Newcastle with body boards and 2-4m waves,just enjoying ourselves. And yes we both got wiped out :)