Snake venom close up For the past four years, Mátyás Bittenbinder has focused on the hemotoxic toxin. He developed new methods by which he and his colleagues were able to see how different types ...
Steve Ludwin has been injecting himself with potent snake venom for decades. For the last 30 years, Steve Ludwin has carried out his controversial practice of collecting venom and injecting himself ...
Today there are thousands of venomous animals thriving around the world. Over time their venoms have evolved to do specific jobs in the animals they envenomate. Discover what snake venom does, why ...