As many as 137,000 people die from snakebites every year. Venom from snakes can cause internal bleeding, attack the nervous system, and even stop the heart. Making anti-venom is an expensive ...

The research project "Advances in the treatment of snakebite accidents: pre-clinical and clinical studies, alternative treatments and decentralisation of the distribution of antivenoms to remote areas ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

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Friede's passion nearly cost him his life in 2001, when he let 2 cobras bite him and ended up in a coma for four days. Each year, venomous snakes bite up to 2.7 million people, causing an estimated ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wednesday marked the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the snake, and the Field Museum of Natural History figured it made for a fitting time to talk about snakes. But ...