Over two decades, one brave man turned his body into a living science experiment. Using self-immunization, Tim Friede ...

Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other ...

After enduring some 200 snakebites and hundreds more venom injections, one man’s blood may be the key to a universal ...

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking antivenom that protects against 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes, including the ...

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

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

A Wisconsin man voluntarily injected himself with snake venom and let various snakes bite him for 20 years. His blood may ...

Scientists have developed the first broad-spectrum antivenom to neutralize neurotoxins from 19 of the deadliest snakes. Peter ...

Tim Friede might be the world's most snakebit person—and his antibodies could hold the key to a truly universal snake ...

The planet is home to hundreds of species of snakes that boast venomous bites with the potential to kill a human being. Most ...

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

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