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

Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.

By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most broadly effective antivenom to date, which is protective against the likes ...

A universal snake antivenom might soon be within reach—thanks to one man’s strange and dangerous obsession. For nearly two ...

Tim Friede’s exposure to venom from black mambas, cobras and other snakes could hold the key to better treatment for bite ...

Learn more about the antibodies of a self-immunizing donor that could help create a universal snake antivenom.

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He started by injecting himself with small doses of snake venom and then slowly increased the amount to try to build up ...

The Black Mamba is more aggressive and strikes repeatedly when threatened, while the King Cobra is more calculated and tries to intimidate first before attacking. The Black Mamba delivers multiple ...

Self-taught venom expert Tim Friede has voluntarily injected himself with snake venom 856 times across 18 years.

The man was found to have undertaken "escalating doses" from 16 snake species so lethal they "would normally a kill a horse." ...