Former NCDC DG Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi says panic, poor response and fake antivenom worsen otherwise preventable snakebite ...

Snakebite deaths in Gombe State exposed the rising cost of anti-snake venom drugs, as families turned to traditional remedies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tim Friede, a self-taught snake expert based in California, exposed himself to the venom of snakes over the course of nearly 18 ...

He added: “Of course, I have to be careful not to promise too much, but if no other antivenoms emerge that are better, I am quite convinced that our antivenom – compared to those currently on the ...

Viral WhatsApp claims that chewing cashew tree bark treats venomous snake bites are misleading. Experts confirm only antivenom is effective for black mamba bites.

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 ...

Nigerian pharmacists call for free antivenom and local production to curb the high rate of snakebite deaths in Nigeria, citing over 2,000 preventable cases ...

A California toddler’s encounter with a venomous rattlesnake turned out to be plenty costly for his family. Though the boy was successfully treated with antivenom, the lifesaving medication originally ...

According to him, a deliberate, well-coordinated supply chain of Echitab Anti-Snake Venom had been done, and the ASV was ...

(CNN) — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world’s deadliest snakes, including cobras, ...