Kerala increases death compensation for snake bites, bee stings and wasp attacks to ₹4 lakh. Support for funeral, livestock ...

“Crews found a black snake had come into contact with power lines in the substation, which is believed to have been the cause ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by hundreds of snakes. And now, scientists are studying his blood to create a universal antivenom.

NEW YORK — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose ... And there is a need: Around 110,000 ...

The other class of snake – the vipers – rely more on haemotoxins, which attack the blood, rather than neurotoxins ... still needed extensive testing before it could be used in people. But for Mr ...

drier areas – often people's homes. Tana River residents are now calling for immediate interventions from both wildlife authorities and healthcare officials. "We are left to our own fate," says Odha, ...

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself ...

As an adult, his obsession turned to venomous snakes — and the harm they cause people globally ... the vessels of the heart and cause a heart attack," says Williams. Some venoms cause intense ...