Imagine spotting this gorgeous, highly elusive snake on your trip to Southeast Asia. That’s just what happened to one ...

Australian researchers discovered that current eastern brown snake antivenoms may not work the same for all bites.

Specifically, the team tested whether mRNA technology could be used to protect against the damage inflicted by the venom of ...

The Malayan blue coral snake’s venom contains calliotoxin, a powerful toxin that may inspire non-addictive, next-generation ...

As many as 137,000 people die from snakebites every year. Venom from snakes can cause internal bleeding, attack the nervous system, and even stop the heart. Making anti-venom is an expensive ...

A ground-breaking development in snakebite treatment has emerged from two small vials of blood. Specifically, the blood of Tim Friede, a Wisconsin man who has voluntarily injected himself with snake ...

Snakebite envenoming kills over 100,000 people each year and leaves hundreds of thousands more with permanent disabilities.

TL;DR: Tim Friede's self-immunization against venomous snakes led to the discovery of potent antibodies enabling a new universal antivenom effective against 13 snake species. This breakthrough aims to ...

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Snake milking is not a sin as it would sound. It is the sensitive art of harvesting snake venoms out of the vile snakes. This is an essential procedure of making lifesaving antivenoms. Snake milking ...

Snakes have long elicited strong emotions from humans, inspiring both fear and awe across multiple cultures and continents.

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...