Tim regularly exposed himself to poison so deadly it would kill a horse (Picture: AP) A scientist injected himself with poisonous venom over 850 times to create an ‘unparalleled’ anti-venom in his ...

Venomous snake bites are responsible for 138,000 deaths every year around the world, but could some disarmingly simple interventions help to save lives? "In the monsoon, the fields are overgrown with ...

Tens of thousands of people die from snake bites worldwide every year. Lack of treatment and even the wrong medicine mean many of these deaths are preventable. Snake bites may not strike you as being ...

He was reaching for the lamp, the last moments Kamidikolo* had use of both of his arms. He had been trying to see what had caused rats to come running into his home when he was bitten. By the time ...

TBIJ co-publishes its stories with major media outlets around the world so they reach as many people as possible. Snakebite is one of the world’s deadliest neglected diseases. It is thought that one ...

There’s not a moment’s hesitation, let alone fear, as Tim Friede strides into his basement office and proceeds to let two of the world’s most venomous snakes sink their fangs into him. In a ...

Tens of thousands of people die from snake bites worldwide every year. Lack of treatment and even the wrong medicine mean many of these deaths are preventable. Snake bites may not strike you as being ...