The Wisconsin mechanic has been bitten at least 200 times. Credit Tim Friede (YouTube:timfriede578)
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Tim Friede exposes himself to venomous snakebites

The Wisconsin mechanic has been bitten at least 200 times. Credit Tim Friede (YouTube:timfriede578)

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Screengrabs from videos posted by Tim Friede,who filmed himself goading black mambas and taipans to bite him. Scientists are now trying to make a broad-spectrum antivenom from his blood.

Bitten 200 times by venomous snakes,this mechanic didn’t die. Here’s why

Tim Friede has survived the deadly venom of taipans,black mambas,vipers and cobras. Scientists have used his blood to craft a potential broad-spectrum antivenom.

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Snakes and skinks and spiders,oh my!

While the passport troubles continue.

More than 100 red bellied black snakes were found in a Horsley Park home.

‘Snake after snake kept coming’:100 red-bellied black snakes removed from Sydney backyard

A homeowner called a local snake catcher to capture what he thought was a couple of snakes. What they found instead was “like winning the snake lottery”.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Ballarat Wildlife Park’s head of reptiles Jack Gatto,with his “beautiful” Priscilla.

How do you care for a tiny predator that could kill 100 men?

Elvis and Priscilla’s babies are hatching,but don’t be fooled by their size:these babies are among the deadliest creatures on the planet.

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Melbourne Snake Control’s Tim Nanninga removes a tiger snake from a car on Saturday.

Snake scare on Monash:Driver survives tiger snake slithering up leg

A woman found an unwelcome companion in her vehicle as she drove at 80km/h.

  • Roy Ward
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A flight leaving Broome for Perth was delayed as a unwanted passenger was caught and removed.
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Australian flight delayed as snake discovered

A flight leaving Broome for Perth was delayed as a unwanted passenger was caught and removed.

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Teen praised for quick action after Perth woman bitten by tiger snake

A Perth woman has been rushed to hospital after being bitten by a tiger snake in her backyard,with paramedics praising her teenage niece for her life-saving action.

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Sibling bribery

It’s the price of healthy competition.

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Stereo types hit the right notes

Thank you,Mr Speaker.