Scientists have created a new antivenom that uses antibodies developed by a man who exposed himself to snake poison for years ...

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

A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.

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

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

Self-taught venom expert Tim Friede has voluntarily injected himself with snake venom 856 times across 18 years.

The research, published in Cell, describes how two of Friede’s antibodies were combined with varespladib, a drug known to ...

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

Animals like cattle, rabbits, and mice develop natural immunity after a tick bite, leading to fewer ticks reaching adulthood ...

A truck mechanic has endured more than 200 snake bites from some of the world’s deadliest snakes for scientific purposes.

Scientists tested the antivenom on the lab mice against the venom from 19 different snake species, finding that it provided full protection from 13 snake bites and partial protection from the others.

Over nearly 18 years, an American, Tim Friede, 57, injected himself with carefully calibrated, escalating doses of venom to ...