#Antivenom

Government data from 2024 estimated the annual snakebite fatalities at 50,000. Different cobra species have different kinds of venom — in fact, venom from the same species might vary for cobras from different locations.

If you are unlucky enough to have been bitten by a snake, you are unlikely to want to repeat the experience. Not so for Tim Friede, who intentionally exposes himself to deadly bites in the hope of developing a treatment for the 5 million people who are…

Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your best chance of survival.