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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The 2021 death of an 11-year-old boy from a brown snake bite may have been prevented if he had received medical attention sooner, an inquest in Queensland, Australia, has concluded. The inquest ...

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 ...