Up to 140,000 people die from snake bites every year, and many more suffer permanent injuries, such as the amputation of ...

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The bite or sting of a highly venomous animal can inflict great suffering, including loss of limbs, paralysis, and an extremely painful death. In the United States, envenomation (the injection of ...

Up to 140,000 people die from snake bites every year, and many more suffer permanent injuries, such as the amputation of limbs. Antivenom treatments have been developed for many snake species.