Sometimes medical breakthroughs can come from unexpected places. Tim Friede, a snake enthusiast in the United States, spent nearly two decades injecting himself with increasing doses of snake venom.

A study on rabbits dosed with viper venom suggests that botulinum toxin may alleviate some effects of snakebite, possibly by ...

Backed by the Department of Defense, Ophirex is developing the first oral snakebite treatment, making on-the-ground treatment ...

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 ...

A snakebite victim caused a stir at a Mathura government hospital by bringing the reptile in his pocket. The e-rickshaw ...