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Jim Harrison, co-director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, said he was bitten by a 'highly venomous' Jameson's mamba snake while ...
Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...
This truck mechanic who was bit over 200 times by snakes is now using his blood to save thousands of lives! For nearly 2 ...
Researchers may have found the key to creating the ultimate snake antivenom, and all it took was someone getting bitten 200 ...
A Wisconsin man voluntarily injected himself with snake venom and let various snakes bite him for 20 years. His blood may ...
The man was found to have undertaken "escalating doses" from 16 snake species so lethal they "would normally a kill a horse." ...
Treatment combines existing drug with antibodies from hyper-immune reptile collector, raising both hopes and ethical concerns ...
Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other ...
Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself ...
Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other ...
Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.
Learn more about the antibodies of a self-immunizing donor that could help create a universal snake antivenom.