Snake milking is a vital scientific process. Trained experts carefully extract venom from snakes. This venom is crucial for creating life-saving antivenoms. It also fuels groundbreaking medical ...

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A SINGLE broad spectrum anti-venom that works against the bites of many different snakes is being hailed as a potential ...

The venom of some snakes and spiders can kill even the largest of creatures in a matter of hours, but it seems that the venom of this snake species may actually be good for us. In the right doses, ...

An international team of researchers has created a new antivenom that could be more effective and easier to produce than current antivenom treatments, they announced last week. In a study published in ...

Snakebite envenoming is among the world's deadliest yet most overlooked tropical diseases. The WHO has classified snakebite envenoming as one of 21 neglected tropical diseases, resulting in between ...

Scientists used antibodies from alpacas and llamas to create the antidote that protects against venomous African snakes, ...

GORDON -- Ken Darnell spends his days wrestling with rattlesnakes, extracting venom from them to sell to medical companies which use it to make life-saving drugs and conduct research. Soon he may also ...