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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

A cute and crawly kingsnake with two heads is chowing on mice and chilling with its keepers at the East Bay Vivarium in ...

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

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

Bennett True set a goal last summer that others might find unthinkable: to give a live demonstration with highly venomous ...

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

Increasing access to anti-snake-venom is not enough to protect people, experts say. What is needed is an ecological approach.