Scientists have co-developed the world’s first product-ready, lab-produced, recombinant snakebite antivenom that protects ...

Juan Calvete, director of the Evolutionary and Translational Venomics Laboratory at the Biomedicine Institute of Valencia ...

Snake venom contains many proteins that damage the body, though key toxic sites often remain similar across species.

Two venomous snakes, the desert-dwelling Sidewinder and the African Black Mamba, showcase remarkable evolutionary adaptations ...

Africa harbours some of the world’s most lethal snakes, and two of its most formidable are the black mamba and the Gaboon viper. Though both inhabit parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, they differ greatly in ...

Scientists have sunk their fangs into a panacea for snake bites. The new antivenom can counteract the bite of several deadly ...

New broad-spectrum antivenom, made up of just eight nanobodies to counter venom from diverse sub-Saharan African snake ...

Vibrant green snakes, masters of camouflage, inhabit diverse global ecosystems from rainforests to savannas. These ...