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This truck mechanic who was bit over 200 times by snakes is now using his blood to save thousands of lives! For nearly 2 ...
Researchers may have found the key to creating the ultimate snake antivenom, and all it took was someone getting bitten 200 ...
Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.
The man was found to have undertaken "escalating doses" from 16 snake species so lethal they "would normally a kill a horse." ...
Treatment combines existing drug with antibodies from hyper-immune reptile collector, raising both hopes and ethical concerns ...
Learn more about the antibodies of a self-immunizing donor that could help create a universal snake antivenom.
Scientists in the United States have created a new snake antivenom using the blood of a man who deliberately built up ...
Tim Friede might be the world's most snakebit person—and his antibodies could hold the key to a truly universal snake ...
Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...
A man who has been injecting himself with snake venom for the past 18 years has now been used to create the most broadly ...
Self-taught venom expert Tim Friede has voluntarily injected himself with snake venom 856 times across 18 years.