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Antivenom production relies on snakes and horses and has barely changed in a century. But now scientists aim to revolutionise the field

Pilot outreach project will initially work with six local schools and colleges ahead of anticipated future scale up.

It is linked to a rise in exotic pet ownership and some of those bitten include teens and small children.

It is linked to a rise in exotic pet ownership and some of those bitten include teens and small children.

A new study provides the first comprehensive explanation of how snake venom regulatory systems evolved.

UTA biologists lead research team investigating snake venom regulatory systems

Venomous snakebites are one of the world's largest hidden health problems. Now researchers believe they've found a new way to treat the problem.

Dont feel you need to kill a snake if you find one; It might be helping with medical research.

Up to 138,000 people around the world die from snakebites every year. Is a cure on the horizon?

Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London and Callum Mair Researchers from LSTMs Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions (CSRI) have led an international team investigating the evolutionary origins of a novel defensive trait by snakes - venom spitting - and demonstrated that defensive selection pressures can influence venom composition in snakes in a repeatable manner. In a paper published in the journal Science, the team, which includes authors from the UK, USA, Austr...