Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

Antivenom, also known as antivenin, is an umbrella term for purified antibodies which work against venoms or parts of venoms.

Snakebites are among the deadliest neglected tropical diseases, and scientists have long been searching for more effective ...

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

It's well known that deadly snakes strike very swiftly, and it is easy to infer that if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten, the moment of contact will be as simple as it is sudden: a lightning-quick ...

Snake expert Nick Evans warned South Africans about the small but dangerous Stiletto Snake, urging people and pet owners to ...

A species of snake has been noted biting and injecting venom into humans after the snake is dead. Getty Images/iStock Photo As darkness descended on a man’s chicken coops in Sivasagar, India, he ...

Gunter Glasser has been catching snakes for almost 30 years across Southern Queensland, but October has been an especially ...

A Durban-based veterinarian has discouraged pet owners from allowing their animals to attack wildlife, especially snakes.