Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world’s deadliest snakes, including cobras, mambas and ...

When ‘Zootopia 2’ ends, it’s more than just the villains being defeated. Here what really happens to Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, ...

Writhing in pain on a hospital bed in a Kenyan coastal town, teenage snakebite victim Shukurani Konde Tuva faced the grim reality of his left leg from above the knee being amputated. The 14-year-old ...

A snake antivenom based on antibodies from a hyperimmune man seems to be effective against the bites of multiple species, raising the possibility that a universal treatment may be within reach. Snake ...

Venom from snakes and other animals can have fatal effects if not treated. Venom is a toxic substance and includes various components, including neurotoxins. Consequently, the neurotoxins within the ...

An American man who deliberately allowed himself to be bitten by venomous snakes over 200 times may hold the key to developing a universal antivenom, according to recent research published in the ...

However this antivenom usually only works for bites from that particular species of snake -- and it includes other antibodies from horse that can cause serious side-effects including anaphylactic ...

TL;DR: Tim Friede's self-immunization against venomous snakes led to the discovery of potent antibodies enabling a new universal antivenom effective against 13 snake species. This breakthrough aims to ...

This spring, a few days after his 2nd birthday, Brigland Pfeffer was playing with his siblings in their San Diego backyard. His mother, Lindsay Pfeffer, was a few feet away when Brigland made a noise ...

We’re a few weeks into the sweltering season, and our region’s hospitals have already treated dozens of snake bites. “I get excited for snake season, because it has that correlation with spring. But I ...

The same technology used in COVID-19 vaccines could help prevent muscle damage from snakebites, according to a study ...