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He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom

Scientists have created a broadly efficient antivenom utilizing the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself

By Spluk.phMay 3, 20251 min read

Tim Friede, pictured here with a water cobra, exposed himself to snake venom over decades. Scientists say they have now made a broadly effective antivenom with the help of his antibodies.

Scientists have created a broadly efficient antivenom utilizing the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to lethal snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and plenty of others.

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