Human Antibodies Drive Breakthrough in Broad-Spectrum Snake Antivenom

Man’s blood used to create antivenom for 19 deadly snakes

Scientists have developed what they believe is the most widely effective antivenom ever — and the secret ingredient came from one man’s blood.In the course of their research, the team found a man, Tim Friede, who had been bitten hundreds of times by 16 species of deadly snakes — the poison lethal enough to kill a horse, according to the scientists — over an 18-year period.Friede had received the bites intentionally as part of a self-immunization…

A group of US scientists has mixed an existing drug with antibodies from a snake that is highly immune to snake bites. The resulting mixture raises ethical questions on the one hand, but also offers hope for creating a powerful antidote.

Scientists used antibodies to create an antidote. Mice survived lethal doses of 13 out of 19 venomous species.

The blood of a man who survived more than 200 bites from poisonous snakes could be used to create an exceptionally effective antivenom. To gain immunity, the breeder voluntarily injected the toxins into his body several hundred times. In this way, he created a set of antibodies that work in the event of bites from many species.

What is Tim's power? Be immune to the attacks of any snake in the world and, thanks to its “mitridized” blood, save the lives of those who have been bitten by cobras, crotales, vipers, taipans, ashlar and so on poisoning

Scientists have used the blood of a man who for almost 18 years has been biting himself with deadly snakes and inflating them to create an antidote to a wide spectrum of action. Why is it so difficult to protect himself from snake bites — what is the new approach of scientists — and why did an American inject himself with poison?