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Originally Posted by DeepThought
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The article basically said that the venom produced in some victims, one effect similar to some drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction.
I'd suspect this "symptom" is probably caused by the massive increase in blood pressure from envenomation. Another report I read said blood pressure DOUBLED. This is why the sting can lead to bursting aneurysms, stroke, cardiac failure, etc. in addition to the narcotic-resistant pain while all this is going on.
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