A Wisconsin man’s 200-plus snake bites now have scientists poring over his blood in hopes of revolutionizing antivenom. The experiment’s oddity—attracting both medical curiosity and envy from at least one snake admirer—brings fresh urgency to lab work in 2025.

After so many venomous encounters, researchers hope his unique immune response could unlock new treatments for snake bite victims. A bystander jokes that quitting snake bites is tough, while the search for effective antivenom slithers into stranger territory—scales, blood, and science in one vial.