This iconic snake, with its bulbous head and red, yellow, and black bands, is famous as much for its potent venom as for the many rhymes—"Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black ...

Steve Ludwin has been injecting himself with potent snake venom for decades. For the last 30 years, Steve Ludwin has carried out his controversial practice of collecting venom and injecting himself ...

HHMI researchers discover that protein related to snake venom toxin modulates receptors that are targeted ... and it did so by directly binding to the receptors,” he said. Co-author Steven Sine and ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Aminiaturized version of the snake venom gland that secretes functionally active toxins can be grown from stem cells, researchers describe ...

In the United States, envenomation (the injection of venom) usually happens during an encounter with a snake, spider, or insect. Antivenom (often spelled “antivenin”) is an antibody product that can ...