Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Po ...

Every year, venomous snakes kill more people worldwide than sharks, lions, and wolves combined—yet most of us barely give ...

Gunter Glasser has been catching snakes for almost 30 years across Southern Queensland, but October has been an especially ...

Antivenom, also known as antivenin, is an umbrella term for purified antibodies which work against venoms or parts of venoms. To make them, snakes, spiders, and other animals are milked for their ...

Scientists have used alpaca and llama antibodies to create a next-generation antivenom that protects against a whole family ...

Researchers immunized an alpaca and a llama with snake venoms, and combined some of the antibodies produced into a potent ...

Over 5 million people are bitten by snakes every year, according to the World Health Organization. Many effective antivenoms ...

Scientists filmed 36 snake species to study their strike speed. They found vipers, elapids, and colubrids each use unique ...

Put down your phone and help your dog when it comes face to face with a snake, says Durban veterinarian Dr Carla Goede.

Encountering a garden snake is often a sign of a healthy ecosystem, with many species being harmless and beneficial pest ...

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 ...