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This question is really interesting because it's essentially an argument for why we should preserve as much biodiversity as possible in our ecosystems.
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So let's look at a couple of examples.
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First of all, we all know snakes can be highly venomous and can actually cause harm to humans.
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So at surface level, it would seem as though it's not a good thing to preserve snake biodiversity.
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However, on second look, you may find that sometimes snake venom can be used for really.
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Important things that benefit humans, such as medications.
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So a couple of snake species produce venom that we have now taken advantage of and used and harvested to create all kinds of really important medicines that are valuable for human health, such as blood pressure medicine.
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And so snake biodiversity is something that's important to preserve because these highly complex venom that they're creating can actually be collected, used, and harnessed for different purposes.
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Order to help human health...