The man was found to have undertaken "escalating doses" from 16 snake species so lethal they "would normally a kill a horse." ...

Scientists created an "unparalleled" antivenom by using the blood of a man who was bitten by over 200 snakes and injected ...

Over the course of 18 years, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His actions ...

Blood from a snake enthusiast who's been bitten hundreds of times aided the search for a universal snakebite treatment ...

A man spent 18 years injecting himself with venom, almost dying more than once – and now his blood is behind a new snakebite ...

A self-proclaimed snake and venom expert has endured hundreds of snake bites so you don’t have to. Californian herpetologist ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The venom characteristics of Russell's viper, a snake responsible for a significant number of snakebite deaths in India, can be predicted using local climate ...

As the natural prey of rattlesnakes, woodrats have also evolved resistance to snake venom: they can survive 500 to 1,000 times the amount that would kill a standard lab mouse. This resistance ...

The venom of one of the world's deadliest snakes is even stronger in dry weather, reveals new research. Russell's viper kills and maims more people than any other snake species, say scientists.

(Images: Supplied by Crocworld) The announcement that snakebite anti-venom was in short supply in South Africa prompted Crocworld Conservation Centre in Scottburgh to temporarily suspend snake ...