GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 17 -- Sucking the venom out of a snakebite, a dramatic move popularised in movies, is not only useless but can be incredibly dangerous, a top expert from the Fire and Rescue Department's King Cobra Squad has warned.

Northern region chief Noorizun Kechik explained that these and other common "remedies" are myths that can worsen the victim's condition.

Here is what you should never do after a venomous snakebite:

Myth 1: Suck out the venom

Noorizun stressed that this is a futile and dangerous act.

Snake venom is made of large toxic protein molecules that are dispersed through the lymphatic system, which " would have travelled into the body's system almost immediately" at the instant of the bite.

Sucking the wound will...