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

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

Tim Friede has injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times, and subjected himself to more than 200 bites. Now, ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in ...

Snakes are a significant part of nature, but many people choose to stay away from them– and for good reason. While some ...

A new snakebite treatment combines an existing drug with antibodies from a hyperimmune reptile collector, raising both hopes ...

Jai Kumar Sahni, famously known as Bihar’s ‘Snake Man’, died on Thursday after being bitten by a venomous cobra while attempting a rescue in Samastipur district. Sahni, a resident of Tajpur’s Harpur ...

Then, once sufficiently immune, Friede had the snake bite him directly to test his immunity. This… didn’t always go according to plan, like the time when twin bites from an Egyptian cobra and ...

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

A family in Port Elizabeth faces a terrifying encounter when a Cape Cobra slithers into their children's bedroom, prompting a ...