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

The four types of venomous snakes native to Kansas all share the same distinctive physical feature, a heat-sensitive pit in ...

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

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

Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.

Tim Friede has been bitten by hundreds of snakes. And now, scientists are studying his blood to create a universal antivenom.

A cocktail of 3 agents provides broad protection against 13 deadly snakes, but a ‘universal antivenom’ isn’t on the horizon ...

All venomous snakes in Kansas are pit vipers, possessing heat-sensitive pits to locate prey. If bitten, keep the bite below heart level and seek immediate medical attention; do not apply a ...

and CEO of start-up Centivax "Our goal is to produce a broad-spectrum cocktail for the vipers as well," Dr Glanville said. "Then ... we would have complete global protection from snake venom ...

Daltonganj: Green pit viper has been sighted in the jungles of the Bareysarn range of the south division of the Palamu Tiger ...

IN the 1660s, the Italian natural philosopher Francesco Redi started to investigate vipers at the urging of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. In his final work, Redi criticised previous writers on the topic, ...