Certain types of venom, such as those produced by venomous snakes, can also cause proteolysis. These venoms are, in fact, complex digestive fluids that begin their work outside of the body. Proteolytic venoms cause a wide range of toxic effects, including effects that are:
* cytotoxic (cell-destroying)
* hemotoxic (blood-destroying)
* myotoxic (muscle-destroying)
* hemorrhagic (bleeding)