“…Age-dependent variations in biological and biochemical features of venom extracts have been frequently reported by various researchers and significant differences in toxicity, antigenic make-up, and biochemical composition, including enzyme activities, have been reported (Minton, 1967(Minton, , 1975Fiero et al, 1972;Theakston and Reid, 1978;Meier and Freyvogel, 1980;Meier, 1986;Mackessy, 1988;Furtado et al, 1991;Tun-Pe et al, 1995;Mackessy et al, 2003;Mackessy et al, 2006;Arıkan et al, 2006;Guércio et al, 2006).…”