A death adder at an Australian wildlife park found to have three extremely rare fangs that all produce deadly neurotoxic ...

The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health Department has sought to allay public fears regarding a potential shortage of snake antivenom ...

But the TBIJ’s testing showed that per vial, Inoserp was far and away the worst of all the African antivenoms tested. In fact, in tests against sub-Saharan African snake venom, it performed ...

HHMI researchers discover that protein related to snake venom toxin modulates receptors that are targeted by nicotine. Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin modulates ...

Some copperhead bites are dry bites—no venom is injected. A dry bite from a venomous snake feels just like a ... After ...

Discover what snake venom does, why some snake species have incredibly potent ... diluted by the presence of those that would work on other species’ venoms, more vials may be needed, raising the risk ...

In the United States, envenomation (the injection of venom) usually happens during an encounter with a snake, spider, or insect. Antivenom (often spelled “antivenin”) is an antibody product that can ...

In work that has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers present evidence that microbes can and do live inside the venom glands of several dangerous species. It remains unclear whether they’re to ...

Many bites are the result of intentional interaction with snakes, and the study suggests many bites could be prevented.

Gonkey needed three vials of antivenom at a total cost of ... says the effects of red-bellied black snake venom can vary dramatically between humans and animals. "In this case it could be ...