He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom

Published May 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM CDT

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Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on May 2, 2025.)

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