Tim Friede might be the world's most snakebit person—and his antibodies could hold the key to a truly universal snake antivenom. Reading time 3 minutes There really is a purpose for everyone out there ...

Scientists in the United States have created a new snake antivenom using the blood of a man who deliberately built up immunity to snakebites by injecting himself with many different kinds of venom ...

A new study in Nature by last year's Nobel Laureate in Chemistry reveals a possible game-changer in snakebite treatment. Researchers have created new proteins that neutralise lethal toxins found in ...

A poisonous red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) in front of a model of a toxic snake protein (orange) and a designed antitoxin protein. New proteins not found in nature have now been designed to ...

The potency of snake venom lies in its toxic enzymes that have evolved over millions of years through a never-ending battle between snakes and their prey. New research shows climate has a role too 1.