The current way to produce antivenoms is antiquated. Experiments in mice suggest that an artificial intelligence approach could save time and money.

Each year, snake bites kill upwards of 100,000 people and permanently disable hundreds of thousands more, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. Promising new science, enabled by ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were ...

Pregnant red-bellied black snakes tend to pile on top of each other; two of the adults gave birth to 29 babies as they were ...

Yet treatments have changed little in more than a century — most are based on antibodies in blood serum taken from horses and sheep immunized with snake venom. These antivenoms vary in safety ...

JAIPUR: Rajasthan is grappling with a serious snakebite crisis, as the medicines available in state hospitals are proving ...

Antivenoms often need to be transported in cold storage, however, India’s rural parts lack the supporting infrastructure and power supply. Facilities that ‘make do’ with the resources available can ...

A homeowner called a local snake catcher to capture what he thought was a couple of snakes. What they found instead was “like winning the snake lottery”.

Snake Farm is another name for the centre, which also focuses on educating visitors about snakes since it was established in ...