A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.

Treatment combines existing drug with antibodies from hyper-immune reptile collector, raising both hopes and ethical concerns ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites.

A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body.

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times – often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has long had a ...

Over a period of nearly 18 years, the donor, Timothy Friede, exposed himself to 856 self-immunisations, including snake bites and doses of venoms of 16 lethal snake species, enough to "kill a ...