Californian autodidact herpetologist Tim Friede has spent the last two decades deliberately injecting himself with hundreds ...

Jacob Glanville, the CEO of a biotech company called Centivax, had a mission: to develop a universal antivenom against ...

Explore two decades of snakebite data in Florida, uncovering why these incidents happen and ways to prevent it.

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

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Venom from snakes and other animals ... the treatments could be specific to a region and species of snake. As a result, scientists are trying to develop antibodies that can be applied to various ...

Two of New Jersey's 22 snakes are venomous, and they might not be the ones you think they are. Here's what to know about each ...

With spring is full swing and summer not too far away, those that frequent the outdoors are bound to see more snakes slithering in the Show-Me State. Snakes come out to play ...

While Texas Parks and Wildlife explains that the vast majority of Texas' snakes are non-venomous ... about 15% are venomous. On average, 1 to 2 people in Texas die annually of snake bites.

The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake, and it's rarely seen. Michigan's snakes are are beneficial to the ecosystem and tend to avoid humans if possible. While ...

An 18-year-old man is in intensive care after being bitten by a highly venomous Malayan krait (locally known as “Ngu Thap ...