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Survivor of 200 snake bites and a coma gives blood to create the ultimate antivenom
Researchers may have found the key to creating the ultimate snake antivenom, and all it took was someone getting bitten 200 ...
Kentucky Zoo Director Recovering After Bite from 'Highly Venomous' Snake
Jim Harrison, co-director of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, said he was bitten by a 'highly venomous' Jameson's mamba snake while ...
One man’s snake bite obsession could yield a lifesaving breakthrough
Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...
'Super antibodies' for snake toxins: How a dangerous DIY experiment helped scientists make a new antivenom
Scientists in the United States have created a new snake antivenom using the blood of a man who deliberately built up ...
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One man, 856 venom hits, and the path to a universal snakebite cure
Over the course of 18 years, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His actions ...
Do any venomous snakes live in Michigan? What to know as snakes come out from hibernation
Snakes are ending hibernation to mate and bask under the summer sun. Michigan has one venomous snake. Here's how to identify it.
American receives more than 200 snake bites and is instrumental in finding a universal treatment
Snake bites affect around five million people every year worldwide, causing the death of 130,000, according to data provided ...
Man exposes himself to lethal snake venom 856 times; helps scientists develop world's 'most broadly effective' antidote
Scientists have developed a potentially universal antivenom. This uses antibodies from Timothy Friede, who self-immunized ...