Friede, a former truck mechanic with no formal scientific training, had been fascinated by snakes since childhood.

Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites—on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world's most dangerous ...

The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for alm0st 20 years—is ...

Over two decades, one brave man turned his body into a living science experiment. Using self-immunization, Tim Friede ...

One man’s habit of injecting himself with the venom of the world’s deadliest snakes has led to the creation of a new ...

American man voluntarily subjects himself to 200 snake bites and hundreds of venom injections to craft the ultimate ...

Scientists have made a potent antivenom using antibodies from a man who has been bitten hundreds of times by venomous snakes.

NEW YORK -- Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times -- often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has ...

Over about two decades, Tim Friede has allowed venomous snakes to bite him hundreds of times, including Egyptian cobras, black mambas and diamondbacks. By starting with low doses of the toxins and ...

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking antivenom that protects against 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes, including the ...