Traditionally, the process involves milking snake venom by hand and injecting it into horses or other animals in small doses to evoke an immune response. The animal’s blood is drawn and purified ...

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.

There could soon be a universal treatment for deadly snake venom, according to Trinity Professor Luke O’Neill.

A man immune to snake venom has inspired the creation of a groundbreaking antivenom. This advancement could save thousands of ...

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

The lush rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa are a place where dense forest cover and shifting shadows provide ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal antivenom.

Experts have long called for better ways to treat snakebites, which kill some 200 people a day, mainly in the developing world, and leave 400,000 people a year with disabilities.