The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 4.5 to 5.4 million people globally are bitten by snakes each year, with 81,000 to 138,000 of them dying as a result of complications.

Snakebites are a major public health concern, particularly during the monsoon or rainy season when snake activity increases significantly. In rural and agricultural areas, the risk of venomous ...

Nina Notman meets the scientists developing recombinant antivenoms and small molecule inhibitors to save the lives and limbs of snakebite patients, who number in the their hundreds of thousands ...

Increased temperatures in Raleigh are causing more snakes to become active near trails and gardens, resulting in a higher incidence of snake bites, and the cost of treatment can be high. Increased ...

Jharkhand has declared snakebite a notifiable disease, making it mandatory for all government and private health institutions to report every case and death.