In Brazil, a group of researchers from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and the Butantan Institute have ...

But antivenom costs much more than picking up a container of over-the-counter pain medication from the drugstore. If you do need to make a trip to a local hospital this year to ge ...

Copperheads are the only venomous snake you’re likely to encounter in the Triangle and central NC. Here’s how to identify and ...

Across Kenya—from remote Malindi villages to secure labs in Nairobi—a dedicated team of doctors, scientists, and snakebite ...

Firefighters said the helicopter crew brought the hiker to a hospital that had the antivenom for the snake bite.

A near-death bite in Florence led lawmakers to consider banning venomous snakes and cracking down on captive wildlife. Some ...

Snake venom comes in three primary forms, each of which affects a different location and necessitates a separate anti-venom.

Remember, you’re more likely to get bitten while attempting to kill a snake than if you simply leave it alone ... and ...

Dr. Michael Beuhler, NC Poison Control’s medical director, told The N&O for a separate story about snake bite treatment that antivenom is only sometimes necessary. The high cost of antivenom and ...