India Has a Snakebite Problem

The BBC is out with a look at what it labels a health crisis in India: lethal…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/382967/

New antivenom works against 17 dangerous African snake species, study suggests

Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite treatments.

Live Science

29-Oct-2025
New #antivenom shows effectiveness against 17 African #snake species
DTU researchers are behind a potentially groundbreaking antivenom that could revolutionize the treatment of venomous #snakebites in #Africa

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103826

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New antivenom shows effectiveness against 17 African snake species

DTU researchers are behind a potentially groundbreaking antivenom that could revolutionize the treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa.

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Innovative antivenom is a ‘potential game changer’ for snakebites

Synthetic cocktail of llama and alpaca “nanobodies” protected mice from venoms of 17 snakes

Scientists have created a revolutionary antivenom effective against neurotoxins from 19 of the deadliest snakes, including black mambas & king cobras!
This innovative approach utilizes antibodies derived from a human donor who, over 18 years.
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Introducing 'BiteBack' - personalized antivenom NFTs! Buy one & feel secure (maybe). Limited edition vipers included... probably not. 🐍 #NFTs #Antivenom #BusinessIdeas
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A fascinating look at #venom harvesting, and #antivenom production, in #Australia.
Such important work that saves so many lives each year.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lnp3ny4wro
The poison paradox: How Australia's deadliest animals save lives

The public antivenom programme saving lives in a place where, the joke goes, everything wants to kill you.

Some people are so incredibly brave. You may not know this, but there's very little antivenom and only to a few species of snakes. This man was bitten by 200 times to help create a better anti-venom.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5381017/snake-bite-venom-antivenom-tim-friede-universal?

#snakes #antivenom #courage

"Scientists say that the research could lead to direly needed treatments, but that its reliance on material from a person who performed dangerous experiments on himself makes it ethically murky"
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blood-of-man-whos-had-200-snakebites-helps-make-a-potent-antivenom/
Blood of Man Who’s Had 200 Snakebites Helps Make a Potent Antivenom

A new snakebite treatment combines an existing drug with antibodies from a hyperimmune reptile collector, raising both hopes and ethical concerns

Scientific American