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 ...

Copperhead snake bites are rarely fatal to humans, but that doesn’t mean people who have experienced an encounter with the venomous reptile should skip medical attention. This time of year is when ...

What’s it like to be bitten by a venomous snake? Hopefully, many of us will never find out. But Triangle hospitals are beginning to treat more snake bite patients as our summer temperatures stretch ...

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 ...

When a pioneering scientist heard about a US man injecting himself with snake venom 856 times over 18 years, he developed a bold plan. He suspected that controversial herpetologist Tim Friede could be ...

In several areas within the Indian subcontinent, snake bites continue to be a significant public health issue; indeed, they ...