See the dangerous and intricate process of collecting venom from some of the worlds most toxic snakes and turning it into life saving anti-venom.

The area of snake-handling that fills him with both excitement and anxiety is one of the main activities upon which the park stands – the extraction of venom.

Venom extraction from a rattlesnake. The snake is gently induced to bite a parafilm-covered collection cup, after which it is safely released at its original capture site.

Scientists in Costa Rica are injecting venom into horses to create antibodies to treat humans bitten by snakes. Veterinarians at the Clodomiro Picado Institute breed poisonous snakes and extract ...

Scientists use antibodies from a man self-immunized against snake venom for years in research to develop a potential universal antivenom.

Scientists have found that the venom of a South American snake species called the lancehead pit viper Cotiara (Bothrops cotiara) contains chemicals that could help lower our blood pressure ...

Researchers may have found the key to creating the ultimate snake antivenom, and all it took was someone getting bitten 200 times.

When the immune system is exposed to the toxins in snake venom, it develops antibodies that can neutralize the poison. If it's a small amount of venom the body can react before it's overwhelmed.

Scientists have uncovered a startling split in the venom of Australia’s Eastern Brown Snake. In the south, bites cause ...

Study shows species like cobras and kraits can still be dangerous in death if the venom gland is accidentally pressed while ...

Harvested anti-venom is sent to South Africa because Kenya does not have an anti-venom manufacturing company.