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Researchers discover new antidote for cobra bites
PA Media: Science via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoA common blood thinner can be used as an antidote for cobra bites, researchers have discovered. The drug heparin can be repurposed as an inexpensive...
Huge king cobra snake attacks woman while she cooks dinner in Thailand
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoThis is the terrifying moment a King Cobra attacks a woman as she cooks dinner. The woman was...
Watch release of rare snake — with deadly bite — after rescue from India neighborhood
Miami Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA “rare and unique” 5-foot long snake was rescued from a neighborhood in India, wildlife officials...
Common blood-thinning drug neutralises cobra venom
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoA spitting cobra's incredibly potent venom can quickly destroy skin, muscle and bone around the site of a bite [Getty Images] A drug commonly prescribed...
Snakes on a Plane IRL: A Pilot Calmly Landed a Jet With a Venomous Cobra in the Cockpit
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSnakes on a Plane is an infamous Samuel L. Jackson movie from the mid-aughts. It’s also what one...
South African Pilot Faces Horrifying ‘Snakes On A Plane’ Moment With Cobra In Cockpit
HuffPost via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoCape cobras, like the one pictured here, are highly venomous. In a moment straight out of the 2006...
From hunter to guardian: How the ‘Snakeman of India’ found his way into wildlife conservation
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRomulus Whitaker made a name for himself as a snake expert, and later, an advocate to save...
We’re a step closer to having a universal antivenom for snake bites – new study
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoIf you’re bitten by a venomous snake, the medicine you need is antivenom. Unfortunately, antivenoms...
10 of the Deadliest Snakes in the World
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJust one bite from any of these venomous snakes could cost you your life. They're some of the deadliest snakes in the world and you don't want to mess...
King Cobra: A Venomous Snake's Diet and Mating Rituals
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoWhen threatened or agitated, king cobras can spread a distinctive hood by extending their ribs and...