Unlike most animals’ weapons — like claws, horns or teeth — snake venom is in a perpetual race with the defenses of their prey. Snakes upgrade their venom; rodents and amphibians upgrade their ...

Australian researchers discovered that current eastern brown snake antivenoms may not work the same for all bites.

Imagine spotting this gorgeous, highly elusive snake on your trip to Southeast Asia. That’s just what happened to one ...

Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world’s deadliest snakes, including cobras, mambas and ...

Specifically, the team tested whether mRNA technology could be used to protect against the damage inflicted by the venom of ...

The Malayan blue coral snake’s venom contains calliotoxin, a powerful toxin that may inspire non-addictive, next-generation ...

These included the black mamba, king cobra, tiger snake, coastal taipan, and Papuan black snake. Each antibody was given to mice, which were then injected with the snake venom. This allowed the ...

TL;DR: Tim Friede's self-immunization against venomous snakes led to the discovery of potent antibodies enabling a new universal antivenom effective against 13 snake species. This breakthrough aims to ...

A raised hood may look familiar, but science reveals King cobras and common cobras differ sharply in venom, behaviour, and ...

The sighting was reported to the authorities. Photo of venomous snake in unexpected location sparks outrage: 'Be more alert during this period' first appeared on The Cool Down.