Venom News

French researchers say they have found in the venom of the deadly African black mamba, a painkiller that is as powerful as morphine but without most of its adverse side-effects.

A Zurich-based chef is upset the Swiss government has ordered him to stop selling one of his pizza specialties ─ venom topped pizza.

Heidelberg - One question that scientists have never fully unravelled is how the sting of jellyfish works and why the stings of different species ‘sting’ differently. Some new research conducted by Heidelberg University provides some answers.

A toxin extracted from the venom of the Central American Bark Scorpion could be the answer to limiting the amount of heart bypass operations that fail according to a new study.

The latest product from Planet Skincare is snake venom moisturizer for wrinkles. No snakes were harmed to create this product, so how does it work?

They are mysterious and beautiful. Moving with a graceful speed cobras have been the base of fables and horror stories. Many believe it was in fact the snake Cleopatra used to commit suicide.

Researchers have found that if they coat a tumor with a "paint" that is a combination of scorpion venom and a fluorescent marker, they might be able to improve a surgeons ability to remove all of the cancerous cells that surround a tumor.

Snail venom painkiller launched