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200 Snakebites Later, One Man’s Blood May Hold the Key to a Universal Antivenom
Tim Friede has injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times, and subjected himself to more than 200 bites. Now, ...
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Blood of Man Who’s Had 200 Snakebites Helps Make a Potent Antivenom
A new snakebite treatment combines an existing drug with antibodies from a hyperimmune reptile collector, raising both hopes ...
King cobra vs Silverback gorilla: Know the key differences on the basis of strength, venom, diet and who would win in a fight
In a hypothetical clash of titans, a king cobra and a silverback gorilla face off. The cobra relies on potent venom and ...
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Terrifying king cobra escapes from crate and glares through car window at captors
This is the terrifying moment a king cobra escaped from its box and glared at its captors. The 12ft male serpent had ...
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Snake handler rescues Satun family from giant king cobras
with many expressing mixed feelings of sympathy for the family unable to work and the displaced snake pair, reported KhaoSod. Last year, a group of southern herpetologists and rescue workers recently ...
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How King Snakes Hunt and Devour Venomous and Non-Venomous Snakes Alike
Kingsnake. Image by Rstanton13, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. King snakes are fascinating predators, renowned ...
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Bomba’s King Cobra Squad offers snake-handling training
KUALA LUMPUR: Membership in this club is not for the faint-hearted. Meet the King Cobra Squad (SKC) – the only snake handling team in the Fire and Rescue Department. Set up in 2015, it now has ...