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Dodging Death With China's Snake Catchers
There are so many deadly snakes on the loose in Guangzhou that the city has its own "snake season."
The World's Most Poisonous Creatures Could Get You High and Save Your Life
In her new book, Venomous, molecular biologist Christie Wilcox goes in-depth exploring the culture and history of venom. VICE sat down with her for a chat about her interest in the world's deadliest creatures.
Sub-Saharan Africa Is in the Middle of a Decades-Old Snakebite Crisis
As production slows, the lack of antivenom will put up to 10,000 people in developing African countries at risk for fatal snake bites by June 2016—an Ebola-scale epidemic.
The World Will Run Out of Essential Snake Antivenom by 2016, According to Doctors Without Borders
The organization released a statement on Monday detailing how the world's reserve of quality snake antivenom is drying up, and no more is being produced.
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