Venomous or poisonous? Know how snakes, frogs, and plants use toxins in strikingly different ways

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Po ...
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Man’s 20-Year Snakebite Ordeal Yields Breakthrough Universal Antivenom

But for Tim Friede, a self-taught venom expert from Wisconsin, the answer came after two decades of deliberate, repeated exposure to some of the deadliest snakes in the world. Years of extreme ...

Kruger National Park café staff shocked by python spotted behind coffee machine

A python was discovered coiled behind the coffee machine at a Mugg & Bean in Kruger National Park, leading to a flurry of ...
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Alpaca antibodies used to create breakthrough snakebite treatment

A revolutionary new antivenom has proven effective against snakebites from 17 of the world's deadliest serpents. Scientists ...