Human victims of snake bites must quickly get to an emergency department to access an anti-venom that is specific to the type ...

A new Cell study suggests human-derived antibodies—first found in the blood of self-taught snake handler Tim Friede—can help form a broad antivenom. In mouse tests, the cocktail protected against ...

In several areas within the Indian subcontinent, snake bites continue to be a significant public health issue; indeed, they ...

A hiker was killed by a rattlesnake after he made the mistake of picking up the venomous reptile. The unidentified male hiker, who was in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park on Aug. 8, picked up what ...