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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tim Friede, a self-taught snake expert based in California, exposed himself to the venom of snakes over the course of nearly 18 ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...

In deserts, jungles and swamps around the world, snakes are waging a biochemical war against their prey. When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is ...

TWO NEWS. SNAKE EXPERTS SAY ENCOUNTERS AND BITES ARE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, IN PART BECAUSE OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. WESH 2’S DAVID JONES WENT TO AN ANTI-VENOM LAB IN SAINT CLOUD TODAY TO ...