Nature’s antivenom: By unlocking the snake’s own natural immunity, scientists are crafting a powerful new generation of antivenoms that could save millions of lives worldwide.

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• u/ChronicRhyno·1·Aug 1, 2026, 5:49 PM

  Neat, but haven't we had antivenom for generations? We even know that we only need two types in North America, one for coral sakes, and one for all the rest. So if you get bit, it's mainly important to know if was a coral snake or not--just need to know if it had bright red bands. You will know if it was the nonvenomous lookalike pretty quickly, so no need for silly rhymes.