Prof Eliane Candiani Arantes heads the Laboratory of Animal Toxins at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto ...

If you ever find yourself staring down this venomous Texas dweller, be careful. Statistics strongly suggest that it's better ...

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An Arizona insect holds the Guinness World Record for most toxic insect venom. You might be surprised, but this little bug ...

Pucca: At UNESP, within the Immunology and Toxinology Laboratory, we study a remarkable diversity of venomous species—including snakes, scorpions, spiders, and even certain types of frogs. These ...

Between 2014 and 2023, more than 1.1 million scorpion stings were officially reported, according to the Brazilian notifiable diseases information system. That figure marks a 250% increase over the ...

In the mountains of southern Iran, a new species has been discovered — and it might be deadly. Researchers armed with ...

A Wisconsin man voluntarily injected himself with snake venom and let various snakes bite him for 20 years. His blood may ...