Sustainably produced scorpion venoms are important, for example, in the pharmacological industry. However, in the recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people involved in ...

Scorpion venom is some of the most toxic on the planet and yet it has a handful of surprising medical applications — from use as immunosuppressants to cancer research. The problem is that one small ...

A cancer-fighting drug with Kentucky connections has had what could be a major breakthrough, reportedly showing positive results in early trials. The company's founders, two brothers from Ireland, ...

Snake milking is a vital scientific process. Trained experts carefully extract venom from snakes. This venom is crucial for creating life-saving antivenoms. It also fuels groundbreaking medical ...

SKADE, Ky. (WAVE) - A social video showing venom being extracted from rattlesnakes at a Kentucky zoo has racked up millions of views and shares online. It was posted by the Kentucky Reptile Zoo, which ...

He feeds spitting cobras, handles puff udders, and helps black mambas reproduce. He also cleans a cage that hosts two 20-inch pythons. His biggest interest is in the ones with the sting of death; the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CN) - A rattlesnake venom merchant's defamation claims are baseless and its proposal to settle a patent review process amounts to an extortion attempt, an antivenin producer claims in ...

An article published by the researchers of the Biodiversity Unit at the University of Turku, Finland, highlights how amateur venom-extraction business is threatening scorpion species. Sustainably ...

Millions of people have now viewed a Kentucky Reptile Zoo video showing venom being extracted from rattlesnakes. A June 2 Facebook video has received more than 5.2 million views in the span of 10 days ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Bio-Ken Snake farm manager Boniface Momanyi extracts Venom from a green mamba. (Jenipher ...