The Ox-breed Viper, one of the world's largest vipers, is endangered due to habitat loss, illegal harvesting for collecting, ...

One man’s strange fixation with self-administering snake venom may lead to a remarkable advance in antivenom development, but ...

The man was found to have undertaken "escalating doses" from 16 snake species so lethal they "would normally a kill a horse." ...

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

Tim Friede began willingly injecting himself with escalating doses of venom from 16 snake species. | Eighteen years ago, Tim ...

By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most ...

Of the 44 species of snake that are native to Florida, six are venomous. Here's a guide to identifying them and the harmless snakes they resemble.

Scientists have developed the most broadly protective antivenom yet, using antibodies from a donor who built immunity through ...

Antivenoms could prevent most of this rolling tragedy, but they don’t exist against many of the more than 600 relevant species ... the snakes in this study produce neurotoxins, but vipers ...

By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most broadly effective antivenom to date, which is protective against the likes ...

The antivenom neutralized the neurotoxins of deadly species including the black mamba, king cobra and tiger snakes.