Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

Researchers immunized an alpaca and a llama with snake venoms, and combined some of the antibodies produced into a potent ...

When a venomous snake bit a contestant on this season of “Survivor,” fans held their breath while the show’s medical team jumped into action. One of the doctors who helped that ...

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

Typically manufactured from animal blood plasma, the antidotes often remain expensive, inconsistent, and difficult to scale ...