The venom from Bothrops Asper, a Costa Rican lancehead snake, can cause debilitating damage to muscle tissue. Photo: Vanesa Zarzosa. What makes a soldier switch sides? That is a really good question.

Bothrops Asper (IMAGE) Technical University of Denmark Caption The venom from Bothrops Asper, a Costa Rican lancehead snake, can cause debilitating damage to muscle tissue. Photo: Vanesa Zarzosa.

A potential therapeutic antibody, which could be used to neutralise a snake bite venom toxin, may actually enhance the toxin’s damaging effects, suggests a mouse model published in the journal Nature ...

A promising antibody failed testing. This is good news for developing a broad-spectrum antidote against the world's most dangerous snake venoms. What makes a soldier switch sides? That is a really ...