While snake venom can cause paralysis and tissue damage, scorpion venom primarily causes pain and nerve damage. Despite their dangers, both venoms hold medical potential, aiding in pain relief and ...

State police did not respond to questions about the woman’s condition, but scorpion stings rarely put lives at risk, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. When reached for ...

Scorpions are almost always milked by hand, one by one. And one scorpion produces, at the most, just two milligrams of venom at a time. So, let's do the math. If you owned one scorpion you would ...

This is called denaturing the venom, and it works across most types of venom, whether it's from a scorpion, snake, fish, or another type of insect or reptile. Even the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Johannesburg - Millions across sub-Saharan Africa face a dire threat as South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service ...

SA’s antivenom stock is depleted. While production will resume following facility renovations, it will take months before new ...

Well-known Durban snake catcher Nick Evans says there is no need to panic over the shortage of antivenom. The National Health ...

The National Health Laboratory Service has ceased production of all snake, scorpion, and spider antivenom in South Africa due ...