But, how does the Zoo handle its venomous snakes? Thanks to their partnership with the hospital, the Zoo has a supply of antivenin, also known as antivenom, and a schedule of on-call doctors at ...

The bone-white animal (a.k.a. Propithecus candidus) is called silky because of its luxurious fur.The word “sifaka,” shared by several lemur species, echoes the screech—“shee-faak!”— ...

An antivenin for Chironex stings—made from antibodies created in sheep that are injected with the venom—is now administered to victims in northern Australian hospitals. There is no antivenin ...

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Between 2000 and 2013, there were 59 recorded bites in the United States, but fatalities remain extremely rare due to effective antivenin treatment. The Eastern massasauga’s threatened status—with ...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used for centuries in the Orient to relieve or treat diseases. Its efficacy is now attracting worldwide attention. Chinese medicinal materials are ...

In the United States, fewer than 7 deaths are attributable to spiders each year thanks to the widespread availability of antivenin. It can reasonably be assumed that worldwide, spiders kill several ...

Correspondence to Professor Rebecca C Fitzgerald, MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OXZ, UK; rcf29{at}MRC-CU.cam.ac.uk Increasing ...

Gaboon Viper. Image by Isiwal/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The natural world is ...

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