Snakes are a significant part of nature, but many people choose to stay away from them– and for good reason. While some ...

Agumbe, Karnataka, also known as the "Cobra Capital of India," is a small village nestled in the Western Ghats. It is ...

Scientists have made a potent antivenom using antibodies from a man who has been bitten hundreds of times by venomous snakes. The therapy protects mice against the venoms of 19 species of deadly snake ...

Tim Friede might be the world's most snakebit person—and his antibodies could hold the key to a truly universal snake ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

There’s a surprising truth about nature that many people may not know – some wild animals are immune to deadly venom. This ...

A scientific team has created a serum that neutralizes the venom of 19 of the most lethal species, such as the black mamba or ...

Learn more about the antibodies of a self-immunizing donor that could help create a universal snake antivenom.

The research, published in Cell, describes how two of Friede’s antibodies were combined with varespladib, a drug known to ...

The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for alm0st 20 years—is ...

Tim Friede has survived the deadly venom of taipans, black mambas, vipers and cobras. Scientists have used his blood to craft ...