PARIS: For most, the day after September 11, 2001, brought profound sorrow and a sense of vulnerability. For Tim Friede, it ...

Tim Friede was feeling particularly down on the day after the September 11 attacks, so he went to his basement and let two of ...

Tim Friede was feeling particularly down on the day after the Sept. 11 attacks, so he went to his basement and let two of the ...

A new snakebite treatment combines an existing drug with antibodies from a hyperimmune reptile collector, raising both hopes and ethical concerns ...

A man's daring self-exposure to snake venom inspired a promising new antivenom, potentially saving countless lives from ...

In 2001, after working up to it for years, Tim Friede finally allowed himself to be bitten by a snake. He started with venomous cobras because they're dangerous — and because they're what he had ...

“But I looked, and I was like there’s a diamond in the rough here.” Glanville’s diamond was Tim Friede, a self-taught snake expert based in California who exposed himself to the venom of ...

Scientists are developing a universal anti-venom from a man's blood who has voluntarily injected himself with venom since 2000.

A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.

There’s not a moment’s hesitation, let alone fear, as Tim Friede strides into his basement office and proceeds to let two of the world’s most venomous snakes sink their fangs into him.

Here's NPR's Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Most people try to avoid venomous snakes. Not Tim Friede. TIM FRIEDE: My claim to fame is getting bit by snakes. DANIEL: Friede used to hunt garter ...