In a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine, scientists used functional genomics to dissect and understand the cytotoxicity of spitting cobra venom and define the genetic ...
A spitting cobra's incredibly potent venom can quickly destroy skin, muscle and bone around the site of a bite A drug commonly prescribed to thin blood can be repurposed as a cheap antidote to ...
Spitting cobras are renowned for their remarkable ability to spit venom with incredible accuracy, reaching distances of up to two meters. This defensive mechanism targets the eyes of adversaries ...
A team at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine are experts at collecting snake venom. But spitting cobras are a double threat. Venom has a complex evolutionary history and the reason some cobras ...
Steve and Terri Irwin are on the move, travelling the world to protect and rescue the deadliest spitting cobras they can find. Watch out for the incident where, after taking a hit of venom in the ...