Tim Friede Lets Deadliest Snakes Bite Him 200 Times, Ignites Antivenom Breakthrough
Researchers, inspired by Friede’s relentless self-experimentation and hyper-immunity, now hope his unique antibodies might underpin a universal antivenom—something current treatments lack for the world’s 600 venomous species. A recent Cell journal study suggests his blood could be key, all thanks to a former truck mechanic’s bizarre, painful mission to “be more careful next time”—even after a near-fatal coma in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Tim Friede, bitten by venomous snakes over 200 times, sparks new antivenom hope as his blood reveals immunity breakthrough and scientists take notice.