Bites from venomous snakes can be a death sentence, but not if antivenom is administered shortly afterward. Yet the first comprehensive study in Florida on the chronology, treatments, and outcomes of ...

Mamba snakebite symptoms sometimes worsen in patients after antivenom is administered — and scientists may finally know why. The complex interplay of toxins and antivenom in the body unmasks hidden ...

Snake envenomation statistics vary from region to region worldwide. In countries with limited or no access to antivenom, the risk of death from a venomous bite is significantly higher. Even in ...

Time is of the essence for treating venomous snakebites, and a product being developed by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson may extend that window for treatment.

They said the venom from certain species -including the black mamba and forest cobra - was only partially neutralized. They say that shows that both the composition of the venom and the timing of ...

Snakebites are a major public health concern, particularly during the monsoon or rainy season when snake activity increases significantly. In rural and agricultural areas, the risk of venomous ...

Demow Rural Hospital in Assam has recorded zero snakebite-related deaths for five consecutive years (2021–2025)—a rare feat.

A wave of fresh science is challenging a century-old treatment and offering hope to the people snakebites harm most—often far from hospitals and help ...

Company announces agreement with FDA on human approval pathway based on Animal Rule Varespladib has received FDA MUMS designation for treatment of snakebite in dogs Animal health leader Aaron Schacht ...

Scientists at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have co-developed the world’s first product-ready, lab-produced, recombinant snakebite antivenom that protects against many of Africa’s most ...

Experts say the breakthrough has the potential to become a mass-produced product. Snakebites lead to between 100,000 and 150,000 human deaths globally each year, according to the World Health ...