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How are the snakes useful to us?
Snake-skins are used to make shoes, handbags, and other articles. Snakes do plenty of good things, especially for farmers. Snakes eat mice, rats, gophers, and other small mammals that eat farm crops.

Snakes also help scientists and doctors. Snake venom is used in research and in making medicines. One medicine made from venom helps treat certain types of heart attacks. Another is antivenin , a drug used to treat snakebites.


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