2019-11-06 19:04
Properly, scientists call red-tailed hawks Buteo jamaicensis, but Sonora was a special creature and she had a name of her own, given by the trainers at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Sono… Read More
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2019-08-17 19:34
The earliest antivenoms were crude “antiserum” products. Antiserums were developed mainly in order to cure infectious diseases, such as diphtheria, in the days before we had chil… Read More
2019-08-15 20:03
It’s been a while since I last posted an entry in this blog. Recently, though, I’ve received several requests for assistance related to a problem I have not covered before: Afric… Read More
2017-06-18 07:01
From time to time I receive information created by colleagues in the days before online posting was commonplace. Today I was honored to receive a copy of a classic safety guide, provided by… Read More
2017-03-15 20:14
What can be done to correct the antivenom shortage in Africa, and to bring prices down, worldwide?
The forest cobra, Naja melanoleuca, is common throughout sub-Saharan west Africa. Emergen… Read More
2017-03-11 23:42
What is going on with the shortage of antivenom in Africa?
Discontinuation of Sanofi Pasteur's Fav-Afrique brought attention to a longstanding shortage of antivenom in sub-Saharan Africa… Read More
2016-05-24 01:38
To my friends and colleagues in the world of toxinology: I have received an urgent request for help from professional colleagues who lack an internet presence of their own. The following mes… Read More
2016-04-08 03:05
What is in a “Protocol” for venomous snake emergencies?
(NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS FOR FUTURE PLANNING, NOT FOR EMERGENCY USE. IF YOU HAVE A SNAKEBITE RIGHT NOW, DO NOT WASTE TIME H… Read More
2016-02-28 17:21
I’m a doctor, specializing in Toxinology. I study the effects of venom.
Every year or so, something happens that raises public interest in venomous snakes: a scary story is circulate… Read More
2016-02-19 04:59
Not long ago I posted a 2-part story, titled Thinking Outside the Quotes, about being the expert featured in a media article. Sharing one's work with reporters is a heady experience, for sur… Read More
2016-01-24 18:18
My dad is retired now; but John T. Boyer, MD was a practicing and very well regarded geriatrician when I first showed him the analysis in my previous “Men, Women and Snakes” post… Read More
2015-12-31 18:26
Do rattlesnake bites affect men and women the same way?
In a previous article, I described a study of rattlesnake bites in Arizona, which showed some differences between men and women. Men… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
What is the proper word for the antidote for snakebite or scorpion sting, made from the blood of animals that have been immunized with venom? Toxicologists and reptile enthusiasts correct ea… Read More
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