South Africa faces a critical anti-venom shortage due to infrastructure upgrades at the National Health Laboratory Service ...

Antivenom shortages persist, but a WHO-approved alternative is now available in both in private and state hospitals in South ...

Few creatures inspire awe and terror quite like the formidable snake, but some of these voracious reptiles are more deadly than others.

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“This allows the team to adapt themselves to the behavioural patterns of snake species such as the king cobra, monocled cobra and spitting cobra ... This is because anti-venom medication ...

Its snake-eating specialized diet also supports why it is distinct from the common Naja cobras. Some species, like the spitting cobra, can eject venom accurately at enemies' eyes to cause temporary ...

and the Indian Cobra (Naja naja). While both species are known for their hooded appearance and deadly venom, they have distinct differences in size, venom potency, behaviour, and habitat.

one where it forcefully sprays venom similar to a spitting cobra, and the other where it flicks drops of the toxin using rapid movement of its tail. Until now, only two of the 2,500 known scorpion ...

The venom from one of the previously known spitting scorpions, the southern African Parabuthus transvaalicus, is known to cause temporary blindness in humans if the sprays hit the eyes. An honest ...