Imagine walking into tall grass or working barefoot in a field … and suddenly feeling sharp pain on your foot. You’ve just been bitten by a snake. This is more than a moment of shock; it could be the ...

The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for alm0st 20 years—is helping scientists create better antivenom drugs for snakebites. By combing ...

Today we’re getting up close and personal with the most venomous snakes on the planet. You’ll learn how to spot them, what makes them so dangerous, and most importantly, how to survive their painful ...

A new report has found that 99% of healthcare workers in India face challenges administering antivenom.

After years of self-administering jerry-rigged antivenom and getting outright bitten by snakes, Tim Friede has a ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

A coroner in Australia has ruled that a boy who died in 2021 would have likely survived if the snake bite he received had been medically treated. Instead, the boy’s father thought the 11-year-old had ...

Tributes pour in for Worcester snake catcher Andre du Preez, who passed away after complications linked to a spider bite that worsened a viral infection ...