Over a period of nearly 18 years, the donor, Timothy Friede, exposed himself to 856 self-immunisations, including snake bites and doses of venoms of 16 lethal snake species, enough to "kill a ...

Tim Friede, a Wisconsin man, has spent nearly two decades building immunity to venomous snake bites. His blood, rich with antibodies, is now the subject of scientific research aimed at creating a ...

Tim Friede, 57, has also been injected with the venom of mambas, cobras and taipans more than 700 times, raising hopes researchers can develop a universal treatment. Venomous snakes kill about ...

NEW YORK — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has ...

In a new study published Friday in the journal Cell, scientists created one antivenom to treat snakebites from several different species in mice — using antibodies from Tim Friede’s blood.

Tim Friede, a Wisconsin resident with a long-standing fascination for venomous creatures, has endured hundreds of snake bites, many self-inflicted, in a quest to build immunity. Now, scientists ...

Tim Friede’s antibodies have been shown to protect against fatal doses from a wide range of species in tests. His 18-year mission could be a significant step in finding a universal antivenom ...

Tim Friede has long had a fascination with reptiles and other venomous creatures. He used to milk scorpions' and spiders' venom as a hobby and kept dozens of snakes at his home in Wisconsin in the ...

A man from the United States, who goes by the name Tim Friede, has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, often on purpose. Scientists are now studying his blood in hopes of creating a better ...

Tom Friede slowly increased the amount of venom he was exposed to over a 18-year period to try to build up tolerance. Credit: AP A man in Wisconsin has helped create a groundbreaking snake ...