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.

Scientists are developing a universal anti-venom from a man's blood who has voluntarily injected himself with venom since 2000.

An American man who deliberately allowed himself to be bitten by venomous snakes over 200 times may hold the key to developing a universal antivenom, according to recent research published in the ...

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 ...

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

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

Currently, antivenom is produced by injecting small quantities of snake venom into large domestic animals such as horses and collecting the antibodies they produce. But using non-human antibodies ...

(CNN) — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world’s deadliest snakes, including ...