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For years, snakes bit him. His blood may help create a new antivenom : Short Wave : NPR

The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) is a lethal venomous snake native to Africa. Its bite is one of multiple that…

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HEALTH

Human “Super Immunity” – Man Bitten by Snakes Over 100 Times Helps Create Revolutionary Antivenom – SciTechDaily

Human “Super Immunity” – Man Bitten by Snakes Over 100 Times Helps Create Revolutionary Antivenom  SciTechDaily 200 Snakebites Later, One Man’s…

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SCIENCE

Innovative antivenom may work against the world’s deadliest snakes

The treatment protected mice against the venom of common taipans, as well as other snake species Matthijs Kuijpers/Alamy A snake…

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SCIENCE

Slither, by Stephen S. Hall, Explores Our Fear and Fascination around Snakes

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.  People are funny about snakes. I remember being taught the…

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SCIENCE

Why do snakes shed their skin?

Do you ever wish you could just crawl out of your own skin? Snakes are some of the few creatures…

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