Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking new snakebite treatment to prevent the devastating tissue damage caused by African spitting cobra venom. Spitting cobra venom is incredibly potent and ...

New broad-spectrum antivenom, made up of just eight nanobodies to counter venom from diverse sub-Saharan African snake ...

On average, snakes bite 1.8 million people worldwide each year, and 138,000 of those are fatal. Researchers have now found a new treatment for at least cobra bites — a common blood thinner called ...

A SINGLE broad spectrum anti-venom that works against the bites of many different snakes is being hailed as a potential ...

New research reveals snake venom primarily evolved for hunting and digesting prey, not for defence against humans or ...

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

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

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 ...

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

The Andaman cobra isn't simply unusual—it's a living mystery. To be found only in the isolated Andaman Islands, this mysterious snake has been able to stay one step ahead of scientists, earning itself ...