One man’s habit of injecting himself with the venom of the world’s deadliest snakes has led to the creation of a new antivenom. The team that created it say they could be on a path to developing a ...

Scientists have used antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom to develop what they claim is the most broadly effective antivenom cocktail to date. Their ...

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The researchers showed “super antibodies” from the man’s blood prevented toxic damage from neurotoxins found in the venoms of 19 different snake species. Scientists in the United States have ...

“The alligators and snakes watched us all night, but they didn’t come close.” Shocked that the caimans (pronounced KAY-men), a species of the alligator family native to Central and South ...

Antibodies from the blood of a man who is hyperimmune to various snake venoms could help scientists create an effective antivenom for wider human use. Scientists believe that studying the blood of ...

Tim Friede, a Wisconsin resident with a long-standing fascination for venomous creatures, has endured hundreds of snake bites, many self-inflicted, in a quest to build immunity. Now, scientists ...