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He injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His blood could ‘revolutionize’ snakebite treatment
Tim Friede, a man who injected himself with snake venom, helped create an antivenom that can protect mice from poisonous ...
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Total Chad Gets Bit by Hundreds Venomous Snakes to Develop Universal Antivenom
Tim Friede has been bitten by hundreds of snakes. And now, scientists are studying his blood to create a universal antivenom.
Human lab rat? Man injects snake venom hundreds of times in quest for antidote
Scientists have created a new antivenom that uses antibodies developed by a man who exposed himself to snake poison for years ...
‘It became a lifestyle’: Man describes injecting himself with snake venom
Tim Friede, a self-taught snake expert from California, injected himself with snake venom more than 650 times over the course ...
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One man, 856 venom hits, and the path to a universal snakebite cure
Over the course of 18 years, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His actions ...
American receives more than 200 snake bites and is instrumental in finding a universal treatment
Snake bites affect around five million people every year worldwide, causing the death of 130,000, according to data provided ...
Man exposes himself to lethal snake venom 856 times; helps scientists develop world's 'most broadly effective' antidote
Scientists have developed a potentially universal antivenom. This uses antibodies from Timothy Friede, who self-immunized ...