Every year, 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes. While not all of these snakes are venomous, nearly half are. Of the 2.7 ...

A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body.

Fifteen-month-old Cara Reed was treated with 30 vials of antivenom after being bit by a rattlesnake twice on her left foot.

After multiple bites from cobras, mambas and other snakes, Tim Friede's antibodies open the door to an innovative universal ...

Julie tracked the snake to the water's edge to ensure it had left and to snap a photo to alert others. They immediately headed to Bangor Hospital to have Mick's thigh bite examined, as his leg had ...

Warmer weather in North Texas means more encounters with snakes, which means companies like Dallas Fort Worth Wildlife Control are busy. McDonald's announces plans to hire 375,000 workers with ...

Shaken by a snake bite death under his watch, this Assam doctor pioneered a treatment model that is saving numerous afflicted lives, Prasanta Mazumdar writes ASSAM: In 2006, Dr Surajit Giri faced ...

With this being said, it is no surprise that researchers at the University of Florida (UF) had no shortage of snake bites to survey for a recent study. Even though snakes are one of the most ...

The snake anti-venom serum has to be matched to the snake. Centivax, with its unique mission, started looking to create something more universal. That’s where Friede came in. If the cobra that put ...

A hospital in Rayong reportedly provided reckless treatment for a Thai man bitten by a snake, leaving him in a critical condition.

has developed a tolerance to many of the world’s deadliest snake species. “My first couple bites were really crazy,” Friede tells NPR’s Ari Daniel. “It’s like a bee sting times a thousand.