The centre is home to about 150 of the world’s deadliest snakes, whose venom is regularly extracted through “milking”.

"As the initial bite is generally painless and often difficult to detect, anyone suspected of receiving a bite from an Eastern Brown Snake should call for medical attention without delay.

There are four types of snake venom that they are dealing with. While the snake milker profession is not widely recognized, it plays a crucial role in medical research and treatment, positioning snake ...

Beatty, a medical doctor and assistant professor of medicine at the university. “In this case, people were seeking them out.” The study also revealed important information for snake bite ...

NHLS antivenom stockpiles are now empty, except for boomslang antivenom. Pictured here is a male boomslang hunting PHOTOS: Wiki West A lack of antivenom has made snake bites deadlier than ever. While ...

Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have completed a Phase I clinical trial for a new oral ...

A bite from any large black spider should be treated as a medical emergency Any snake bite must be treated as potentially life-threatening and apply a pressure immobilisation bandage as a key ...