Learn about the herpetologist who put himself on the line for the sake of scientific discovery and innovation.

Friede, a former truck mechanic with no formal scientific training, had been fascinated by snakes since childhood.

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites—on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world's most dangerous ...

Tim Friede has injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times, and subjected himself to more than 200 bites. Now, ...

Tim Friede has been bitten by hundreds of snakes. And now, scientists are studying his blood to create a universal antivenom.

A new snakebite treatment combines an existing drug with antibodies from a hyperimmune reptile collector, raising both hopes ...

Tim Friede, a former truck mechanic, intentionally subjected himself to numerous snakebites over two decades, aiming to develop immunity. His unusual experiment led to a breakthrough in antivenom ...

In a new study published Friday in the journal Cell, scientists created one antivenom to treat snakebites from several ...

A man who injected himself with snake venom helped create an antivenom that can protect mice from venomous snakes. Researchers hope for human clinical trials one day.