Picana

thumb|333x333px|Electric cattle prod The picana or picana eléctrica is a device used to give an electric shock during electrical torture.

==Description and use== The picana is a wand or prod that delivers a high voltage but low current electric shock to a torture victim. It has a bronze tip and an insulated handle, and is connected by wire to a control box with a rheostat to raise or reduce the voltage. Power is supplied by a car battery or by a transformer connected to a mains wall socket.