More than 80,000 people globally die every year from snake bites, according to the World Health Organization. But Tim Friede ...

After multiple bites from cobras, mambas and other snakes, Tim Friede's antibodies open the door to an innovative universal ...

A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body.

What's it like to get bit by a venomous snake? "It's like a bee sting times a thousand," Tim Friede says. Tim would know.

A man's daring self-exposure to snake venom inspired a promising new antivenom, potentially saving countless lives from ...

Friede, a former truck mechanic with no formal scientific training, had been fascinated by snakes since childhood.

Friede has withstood snakebites and injections for nearly two decades and still has a refrigerator full of venom. In videos posted to his YouTube channel, he shows off swollen fang marks on his arms ...

A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

Tim Friede, a former truck mechanic, intentionally subjected himself to numerous snakebites over two decades, aiming to develop immunity. His unusual ...

Scientists hope to make a universal antivenom from the extraordinary blood of a man exposed to snake venom for decades.

The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for alm0st 20 years—is ...