Researchers and scientists in South Africa on Tuesday launched clinical trials on the first domestically developed vaccine.

Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the ...

This study reveals an engineered eight-nanobody cocktail that protects against African elapid snake venoms, outperforming ...

When discussing venomous snakes, Georgia Wildlife said three are a serious threat. Here's where they live in the state.

Around 100,000 people die each year from snake bites, but this new broad-spectrum antivenom protects against 17 deadly ...

A few years ago, the owner of a house in Georgia captured an epic battle between a brown widow spider and a brown snake. Black widows are widely known as one of the most dangerous on Earth, but in ...

The Liesbeek River snakes down from Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain for just 9 km (5 miles), but nevertheless has become ...

Made up of five smaller townships, Snake Park is home to about 5,000 properties built under South Africa's Reconstruction and ...

An international team of researchers has used genetic engineering to create the first ever “product-ready” antivenom for ...

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

The new study challenges that idea head-on. A team led by Professor Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel from DTU Bioengineering ...

Scientists at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have co-developed the world’s first product-ready, lab-produced, recombinant snakebite antivenom that protects against many of Africa’s most ...