Snake milking is a vital scientific process. Trained experts carefully extract venom from snakes. This venom is crucial for creating life-saving antivenoms. It also fuels groundbreaking medical ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The country's biggest producer of snake venom is in Kentucky. The Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Red River Gorge has more than 1,700 snakes, LEX18 reported this week. Co-director ...

Scientists used antibodies from alpacas and llamas to create the antidote that protects against venomous African snakes, ...

These included the black mamba, king cobra, tiger snake, coastal taipan, and Papuan black snake. Each antibody was given to mice, which were then injected with the snake venom. This allowed the ...

Have you ever heard of a snake milker? This is a legitimate profession that remains largely unknown to the public. In this article, we explore the intricacies of what a snake milker does, the ...

He feeds spitting cobras, handles puff udders, and helps black mambas reproduce. He also cleans a cage that hosts two 20-inch pythons. His biggest interest is in the ones with the sting of death; the ...

Kerala's forest department is launching a volunteer training program, including tribal communities, to extract snake venom for local anti-venom production. This initiative aims to address the ...

PAC directs Livestock Department to expedite local production as province faces over 54,000 snakebite cases annually ...

TL;DR: Tim Friede's self-immunization against venomous snakes led to the discovery of potent antibodies enabling a new universal antivenom effective against 13 snake species. This breakthrough aims to ...

An international team of researchers has created a new antivenom that could be more effective and easier to produce than current antivenom treatments, they announced last week. In a study published in ...