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Doc Nielsen's venom extraction adventures on 'Born to be Wild'
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BORN TO BE WILD “Blue Hole” and “Venom Extraction” series Airing date: February 15, 2012 
Last week, Doc Nielsen Donato’s team headed to Camarines Sur to catch Philippine cobras for venom extraction. The venom will be used for the production of anti-venin by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) which is currently out of stock for these life-saving ampoules. Doc Nielsen and a team of extractors collected five cobras on their first day. But the challenge doesn’t stop there. After securing the cobras, they now need to prepare these venomous snakes for extraction. Proper handling of cobras is important not only to ensure that venom will be properly extracted but also to guarantee the team’s safety. But not yet a milliliter of venom was extracted when a cobra suddenly spit venom in front of the team. Watch out for the second part of the Venom Extraction series. 
Meanwhile, Kiko Rustia continues to discover the blue hole of Romblon. On day one, he and his team were welcomed by unfriendly waves and the first dive had to be aborted. But this did not stop the team from pursuing their goal—to confirm if indeed a blue hole exists in the Province of Romblon. Their second day was greeted by calmer waters and good diving weather. Kiko and the team plunge into the opportunity. Underwater, the team reaches a big and deep opening on the ocean floor. Is this the mouth of the blue hole? Find out this Wednesday as the Blue Hole series continues on Born to be Wild, after Saksi.
Last week, Doc Nielsen Donato’s team headed to Camarines Sur to catch Philippine cobras for venom extraction. The venom will be used for the production of anti-venin by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) which is currently out of stock for these life-saving ampoules. Doc Nielsen and a team of extractors collected five cobras on their first day. But the challenge doesn’t stop there. After securing the cobras, they now need to prepare these venomous snakes for extraction. Proper handling of cobras is important not only to ensure that venom will be properly extracted but also to guarantee the team’s safety. But not yet a milliliter of venom was extracted when a cobra suddenly spit venom in front of the team. Watch out for the second part of the Venom Extraction series. Meanwhile, Kiko Rustia continues to discover the blue hole of Romblon. On day one, he and his team were welcomed by unfriendly waves and the first dive had to be aborted. But this did not stop the team from pursuing their goal—to confirm if indeed a blue hole exists in the Province of Romblon. Their second day was greeted by calmer waters and good diving weather. Kiko and the team plunge into the opportunity. Underwater, the team reaches a big and deep opening on the ocean floor. Is this the mouth of the blue hole? Find out this Wednesday as the Blue Hole series continues on Born to be Wild, after Saksi. 
