He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others.

May 2, 2025 - 21:34
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He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom
Tim Friede, pictured here with a water cobra, exposed himself to snake venom over decades. Scientists say they have now made a broadly effective antivenom with the help of his antibodies.

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others.