Monday, May 05, 2025

He let Snakes Bite him some 200 times, it Created a Better Snakebite Antivenom

In 2001, after working up to it for years, Tim Friede finally allowed himself to be bitten by a snake.

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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.[image or embed]

-- NPR (@npr.org) May 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM

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I'm glad it was him and not me who took one for the team!

BTW, most adult snakes only release as much venom as the threat level indicates. That's why some survive king cobra bites.

It's baby snakes who haven't learn how to control venom amounts that can be the most dangerous as a rule.

#1 | Posted by americanunity at 2025-05-06 03:44 AM

#1: Good info on the snakebites. Maybe these girls are from the Friede family: youtu.be

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-06 04:02 AM

Wps

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-05-06 02:00 PM

Ouch!

#4 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-06 09:39 PM

"baby snakes"

They live by a code
That is usually "SMPTE"

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-06 09:42 PM

That guy is insane. AND btw - they don't want to kill you at all. They want to survive.

#6 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-05-07 09:06 PM

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