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Kentucky Zoo Director Bitten By Highly Venomous Snake In Nightmare Scenario: "Not A Lot Known About This Particular Species"
Image via Shutterstock A Kentucky zoo director experienced a nightmare scenario after a highly venomous snake. He's fortunate ...
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 ...
He injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His blood could ‘revolutionize’ snakebite treatment
A man who injected himself with snake venom helped create an antivenom that can protect mice from venomous snakes.
'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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Snake Collector Let Himself Get Bitten So Many Times, He's Inspired An Antivenom Previously Thought Impossible
One man’s strange fixation with self-administering snake venom may lead to a remarkable advance in antivenom development, but ...
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 ...